Datapoint: The Lost Story of the Texans Who Invented the Personal Computer Revolution As the name implies their first product was a Datapoint 3300 computer terminal replacement for a mechanical Teletype. US Patent number 224,415 was filed November 27, 1970 for a machine that is the di
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| Title | : | Datapoint: The Lost Story of the Texans Who Invented the Personal Computer Revolution |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.53 (437 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1936449366 |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 330 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2012-08-30 |
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Forget Apple and IBM. For that matter forget Silicon Valley. The first personal computer, a self-contained unit with its own programmable processor, display, keyboard, internal memory, telephone interface, and mass storage of data was born in San Antonio TX. US Patent number 224,415 was filed November 27, 1970 for a machine that is the direct lineal ancestor to the PC as we know it today. The story begins in 1968, when two Texans, Phil Ray and Gus Roche, founded a firm called Computer Terminal Corporation. As the name implies their first product was a Datapoint 3300 computer terminal replacement for a mechanical Teletype. However, they knew all the while that the 3300 was only a way to get started, and it was cover for what their real intentions were - to create a programmable mass-produced desktop computer. They brought in Jack Frassanito, Vic Poor, Jonathan Schmidt, Harry Pyle and a team of designers, engineers and programmers to create the Datapoint 2200. In an attempt to reduce the
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It is a pretty thorough overview of the entire industry, from contracts to financing to corporate structure. Love it. The path he chose-building a cabin in the woods-is one not many are likely to follow. She's more of a stage hand than a character in the play. This is not a book about pain and anguish, although there's enough of each to satisfy the glummest readers. While David is no longer the brash twenty-something who would take up a two-thousand-mile walk on a whim and a will, his enthusiasm and passion thankfully have not forsaken him. Part Two covers West Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and the Four Corners region. I bought this book because I happened to see it on a library shelf and thumbed through it. I also feel that his deep affection for the land, for his home in the woods, connects us with the place that all of us need to be; the place where we are truly ourselves. That would be so useful. Great. Of course, she isn't Clarice Starling, but she comes damned close. They seem to ru
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