ABSTRACT

This book studies how a technological innovation -- in this case the computer -- progresses from its origin as an idea in someone's mind to its eventual manifestation as a useable and marketable consumer product.

chapter 1|9 pages

Issues and the Debate

chapter 2|18 pages

Technical Origins of the Computer

chapter 4|38 pages

Vendors' Initial Responses to the Computer

chapter 5|23 pages

The Public and Customers Meet the Computer

chapter 6|16 pages

Patterns in Office Equipment Technology