Computing Shakeout [Paperback]

Robert L. Glass (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1987

Real "what happened and why" stories about some well-known microcomputer companies that failed. What happened to the pioneers, like MITS and IMSAI? Why did Texas Instruments get out of the business? What caused Steve Jobs to leave Apple, the company he brought up from nothing? These questions and many more are answered here.

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About the Author

Robert L. Glass is president of Computing Trends, a software publishing and consulting company. He has been an active technologist in the computing field for over 40 years, and is the author of 23 books and 66 published papers on computing topics. He is also a columnist for several computing periodicals, including Communications of the ACM, and IEEE Software. "My head is in the academic world of computing," he says, "but my heart is in its practice."

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Computing Trends (December 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0318204622
• ISBN-13: 978-0318204628
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,453,173 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Robert L. Glass held his first job in computing in 1954. Author of over 25 books, he is one of the true pioneers of the software field. He is the editor and publisher of The Software Practitioner newsletter, and has written regular columns for Communications of the ACM, IEEE Software, and Information Systems Management. In 1995 he was awarded an honorary Ph.D. from Linkoping University of Sweden, and in 1999 he was named a Fellow of the ACM professional society. His unique viewpoint and timeless (often contrarian!)writings have for decades offered insights to practitioners, managers, professors, entrepreneurs, researchers, and students alike. Recent books include Software Conflict 2.0 and Software Creativity 2.0, from developer.* Books, Facts and Fallacies of Software Engineering, from Addison-Wesley, and The Dark Dide of Software Engineering, from Wiley/IEEE CS Press.