microcomputers

When Steve Wozniak was only 25 he and his friend Steve Jobs founded Apple Computer Company which became the most successful personal computer company in the world.

Text and illustrations describe computers, their inner workings, and the latest technological developments.

Illustrations, definitions, and easy-to-follow text explain how computers, and the software and hardware that can be used with them, work.

Contains instructions on how to design and assemble a Pentium 4 or Athlon XP multimedia computer, offering advice on what type of computer to build, and covering required, optional, and advanced hardware.

Discusses how the development of the personal computer has influenced technology and society and examines both its personal and commercial use and how it has revolutionized the ways people communicate, shop, and retrieve information.

Describes the workings of personal computers and how they can be connected to different kinds of networks, including the Internet.

Discusses the history, components, software, and uses of personal computers.

Traces the history and workings of the universe, including the Big Bang theory, and argues that particles in the universe convey information as well as energy.

Presents an overview of the history of the personal computer, specifically covering the social, political, and cultural forces that influenced the development of computer technology in the 1960s and early 1970s as researchers at Stanford University immersed themselves in progressive values and artistic sensibilities.