ABSTRACT
This book covers the way computing was handled before the arrival of electronic computers. It discusses manual information processing and early technologies. The book describes the development of software technology, the professionalization of programming, and the emergence of a software industry.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|311 pages
Before the Computer
part 2|255 pages
Creating the Computer
part 3|181 pages
Innovation and Expansion
part 4|100 pages
Getting Personal