computer industry

Pursuing a big story in anticipation of his imminent layoff, Los Angeles reporter Jack McEvoy investigates the murder confession of a teen drug dealer and realizes that the youth may be innocent, a discovery that pits him against a killer operating below police radar.

Tells the history of Apple Computer, Inc. from its early days to now.

The authors discuss how by disregarding its customers and misleading its employees IBM declined in the early 1990s, and they outline the challenges that lie ahead for the rebounding company.

Chronicles the rise and fall of the IBM computer company.

David Packard tells the story of the company he founded with friend, Bill Hewlett, in a one-car garage and how their philosophies helped Hewlett-Packard become a leader in technological advances.

Presents the life and career of the computer industry visionary, from his early life and creation of Apple Computer at the age of twenty to his accomplishments in technology and design.

Provides background information on the Internet and such related careers as programmer, writers, designers, sales representatives, and "Cyber-bosses," and includes interviews with people working in the field.

Provides descriptions of over eighty jobs in the fields of computers and cyberspace, with information on salaries, requirements, prospects, and related associations.

A biography of the entrepreneur and forecaster who is considered by many to be the most powerful woman in the computer industry, admired for her business skills, her ability to predict computer and Internet trends, and her vision for the Internet.

Once upon a time, computers looked like big, alien vending machines. They had large screens, cryptic switches, huge boxes, and odd lights. But in 1975, a young engineering wizard named Steve Wozniak had an idea: What if you combined computer circuitry with a regular typewriter keyboard and a video screen? The result was the first true personal computer, the Apple I. Widely affordable and easily understood, Wozniak's invention has been rapidly transforming our world ever since. His life--before and after Apple--is a "home-brew" mix of brilliant discovery and adventure, as an engineer, a concert promoter, a fifth-grade teacher, a philanthropist, and an irrepressible prankster. From the invention of the first personal computer to the rise of Apple as an industry giant, iWoz presents a no-holds-barred, rollicking, firsthand account of the humanist inventor who ignited the computer revolution.--From publisher description.