Rene Moreau, Director of Scientific Development, IBM France, traces the evolution of the computer from its earliest stored-program stages in the 1940s to the introduction of the IBM 360 Series in 1963.
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"There are remarkably few books on the recent history of computing.... The strength of this book lies in its comprehensive coverage of the myriad of technical developments leading up to what was, in effect, the modern main-frame computer. Almost all the most interesting computers of the period are described.... No one has yet done any better, or anywhere near as well in tackling the subject." Nature
"There are remarkably few books on the recent history of computing.... The strength of this book lies in its comprehensive coverage of the myriad of technical developments leading up to what was, in effect, the modern main-frame computer. Almost all the most interesting computers of the period are described.... No one has yet done any better, or anywhere near as well in tackling the subject." Nature
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This review is from: The Computer Comes of Age: The People, the Hardware, and the Software (History of Computing) (Paperback)
This book identifies the correct terms for computing history phases, and also shows the history for early computing well. A good read written by an IBM director in France.
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