• Accidental Empires

    Accidental Empires (Paperback) By (author) CRINGLEY

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    Short Description for Accidental Empires Ultimate insider Robert Cringely, who was there at the beginning in Palo Alto's Homebrew Computer Club, steps back to relate the whole story of junkfood genius, nerdy naivete, and pencil-necks triumphant. Offering gory details of fortunes won and lost, this is the story not just of how the personal computer industry really works, but why it works, and how to keep it working.
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  • Ultimate insider Robert Cringely, who was there at the beginning in Palo Alto's Homebrew Computer Club, steps back to relate the whole story of junkfood genius, nerdy naivete, and pencil-necks triumphant. Offering gory details of fortunes won and lost, this is the story not just of how the personal computer industry really works, but why it works, and how to keep it working.