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<p>while Gates, Jobs, And The Other Big Boys Of Silicon Valley Are Basking In The Glory Of The Information Age, Renowned <i>los Angeles Times</i> Reporter Hiltzik Reveals How, Back In The Early '70s, A Group Of Little-known Inventors At Xerox's Palo Alto Research Center (parc) Blazed The Trail For All Of Today's Indispensable Technology &#151; From The Pc To Email To Atms To Meteorologists' Weather Maps. And They Did It Without Fanfare Or Recognition From Their Employer. This Fascinating Look At Techno-history Sets The Record Straight.</p> <h3>electronic Review Of Books - Michael Swaine</h3> <p><p>the Founder Of Federal Express Got A C On The College Paper He Wrote Describing The Idea For His Company. Fedex And Its Competitors Are Doing Pretty Well Now. <p>although I Don't Agree With Hiltzig That The Alto Was The World's First Personal Computer, That's Just A Matter Of Different Definitions -- His Strictly Technological, Mine Involving Price And Marketing As Well. I Have A Few Other Quibbles With The Book, But, Overall, I Found It Highly Readable And Seemingly Authoritative. In Writing The Book, Hiltzig Drew On The Recollections Of Those Who Were There, Interviewing All The Obvious

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Author

Michael A. Hiltzik

Publisher

Harper Business

Published

1999

Language

EN

ISBN

9780887309892

Category

history

Subjects

Computer Science, Marketing, Technology

Rating

4.13 / 5 (1,054 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14