An edition of The Road Ahead
(1995)
The road ahead
by Bill Gates, Bill Gates, Nathan Myhrvold, and Peter Rinearson
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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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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, TélécommunicationPlaces
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The road ahead
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