A history of modern computing / Ceruzzi, Paul E

Chronicles computing history from the first digital computers in the 1940s to fall of the dot-coms in 2000, discussing the development of smaller and smaller systems, personal computers, and networking, and such topics as Linux open source software and the Microsoft antitrust suit.

Chronicles the history of modern computing from the development of the first electronic digital computer through the creation of the Internet, focusing on four key events, including the commercial use of the computer, the development of small systems, the beginnings of personal computing, and the spread of networking.