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... future . My in- vestigation led me to learn something of the origins of computing , and in the process to gain a beginner's under- standing of how a computer works . It also led me to a bus- tling , moneymaking , nervous young industry ...
... future . My in- vestigation led me to learn something of the origins of computing , and in the process to gain a beginner's under- standing of how a computer works . It also led me to a bus- tling , moneymaking , nervous young industry ...
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... future . The fundamental question of what the machines can be used for , after all , must be answered by programmers , not by computer manufacturers . Then , too , the appearance of so new and unusual a product as software is a rare ...
... future . The fundamental question of what the machines can be used for , after all , must be answered by programmers , not by computer manufacturers . Then , too , the appearance of so new and unusual a product as software is a rare ...
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... Future Today , " Softalk , May 1983 , p . 95 . 117 " Over in the corner . . . " : Peter Owens , " Probing the Search ... Future Computing , Inc. , Richardson , Texas . Comparison with television set sales : cf. Future Computing's " Views ...
... Future Today , " Softalk , May 1983 , p . 95 . 117 " Over in the corner . . . " : Peter Owens , " Probing the Search ... Future Computing , Inc. , Richardson , Texas . Comparison with television set sales : cf. Future Computing's " Views ...
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