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An edition of The Road Ahead (1995)

The road ahead

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  • ★★★★ 4.29 ·
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  • 8 Currently reading
  • 5 Have read

Bill Gates' 1995 analysis of the impact of information and computer technology on society and predictions about the future. Includes a great overview of ancient counting machines to mainframe big-iron to the dramatic changes of personal computing. Talks about the early years of Microsoft, Apple and Steve Jobs, DEC and Compaq, IBM and IBM compatibles. In addition, the importance of software and its complexity, power, and cost of production.

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Viking
Language
English
Pages
286

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Subjects
Information superhighway, Computer networks, Information technology, Computer industry, Telecommunication, Information superhighway -- United States, Large type books, Autobiografie, Computerindustrie, Geschichte, Technischer Fortschritt, Informationstechnik, Datenautobahn, Autopista de la información, Informática, Redes informáticas, Industria de computadoras, Telecomunicación, Technology, history, united states, Social aspects, Computers and civilization, Computers, social aspects, Technological innovations, Readers, Readers for new literates, Readers (Primary), Technologie de l'information, Prévision, Télécommunications, Prévisions, Ordinateurs, réseaux de, Autoroutes de l'information, Informatique, Industrie et commerce, Autoroute de l'information, Industrie de l'informatique, Réseau d'ordinateurs, Technologies de l'information, Télécommunication
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Road Ahead
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La route du futur
1997, Robert Laffont
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The road ahead
1996, Penguin Books
in English - Completely rev. and up-to-date.
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Yong bao wei lai: "zi xun gao su gong lu" wei lai xin lan tu
1996, Yuan liu chu ban gong si
in Chinese - Chu ban
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The Road Ahead
Nov 28, 1996, Penguin Books Ltd
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The Road Ahead
1995, Viking
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The road ahead
1995, Wheeler Pub.
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments.
Foreword.
1. A revolution begins. 1
2. The beginning of the information age. 20
3. Lessons from the computer industry. 35
4. Applications and appliances. 65
5. Paths to the highway. 89
6. The content revolution. 112
7. Implications for business. 135
8. Friction-free capitalism. 157
9. Eduction: The best investment. 184
10. Plugged in at home. 205
11. Race for the gold. 227
12. Critical issues. 250
Afterword.
Index.

Edition Notes

Includes index.
System requirements for accompanying computer disc: Microsoft Windows.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
004.6/7
Library of Congress
HE7572.U6 G38 1995

The Physical Object

Format
Hardcover
Pagination
xiv, 286 p. :
Number of pages
286
Dimensions
23 x 15.5 x 2 centimeters

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Open Library
OL807148M
Internet Archive
roadahead00gate
ISBN 10
0670772895, 0670869430
LCCN
95043803
Library Thing
2053
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1081637

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