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Accidental empires : how the boys of Silicon Valley make their millions, battle foreign competition, and still can't get a date

by Robert Cringley

An exploration of the personal computer industry in the United States, examining its development as a science, a global business, and a product of eccentric personalities. This book is linked to the Channel 4 television series The Triumph of the Nerds.

Accession 8709 ISBN 0140258264 Publisher Penguin
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