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Before the Computer fully explores the data processing industry in the United States from its nineteenth century inception down to the period when the computer became its primary tool As James Cortada describes what was once called the office appliance industry he challenges our view of the digital computer as a revolutionary technology Cortada interprets reliance on computers as a development within an important segment of the American economy that was earlier represented largely by such instruments as typewriters tabulating machines adding machines and calculators He also describes how many of the practices of the office appliance industry evolved into those of the computer world Drawing on previously unavailable industry archives the author adds to our understanding of IBM s early history and offers short corporate histories of firms that include NCR Burroughs and Remington Rand Focusing on the United States but also including comparative material on Europe and Asia Before the Computer will be a unique source of knowledge about the companies that built office equipment and their enormous impact on economic life Originally published in 1993 The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print on demand technology to again make available previously out of print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905

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Author:James W. Cortada
Publication Year:2015
ISBN:9781400872763
Pages:400
Language:English
File Size:61
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