The Computer Industry

Acknowledgements Introduction The Prehistory of the Computer Industry, 1880-1939 The Advent of the Mainframe Digital Computer, 1940-1957 Broadening Scale and Scope of the Mainframe Computer Industry, 1957-1965 The Industry's Supercomputing and Minicomputing Sectors, 1957-1975 The Rise of Software as a Service, Product, Business, and Industry, 1958-1975 Infrastructure for Long-Term Change, 1962-1975 The Personal Computer and PC Software, 1975-1990 The Computer Networking Revolution and the Computer Industry, 1990-2004 Conclusion: Looking Backwards and Looking Ahead