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The late Seventies to the early Nineties was a completely unique period in the history of computing. Long before Microsoft and Intel ruled the PC world, a disparate variety of home computers, from an unlikely array of suppliers, were engaging in a battle that would shape the industry for years to come.<p>Products from established electronics giants clashed with machines which often appeared to have been (or actually were) assembled in a backyard shed by an eccentric inventor. University professors were competing head to head with students in their parents' garages.</p><p>Compatibility? Forget it! Each of these computers was its own machine and had no intention of talking to anything else. The same could be said of their owners, in fact, who passionately defended their machines with a belief that verged on the religious.</p><p>This book tells the story behind 40 classic home computers of an infamous decade, from the dreams and inspiration, through passionate inventors and corporate power struggles, to their final inevitable demise. It takes a detailed look at every important computer from the start of the home computer revolution with the MITS Altair, to the NeXT cube, pehaps the la

Who reads Digital Retro: The Evolution and Design of the Personal Computer?

Author

Gordon J. Laing

Publisher

Sybex, Incorporated

Published

2004

Language

EN

ISBN

9780782143300

Category

reference

Subjects

Computer Science, History, Reference

Rating

4.18 / 5 (42 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14