The PC Revolution ^©

- An Anarchist’s Journal -

Summary/Synopsis

 

 

The minicomputer market was once dominated by billion-dollar corporations such as Digital Equipment, Data General and Wang.  Each had sales in the billions of dollars and employed tens of thousands of people, world-wide.  All three were based in Massachusetts - the center of that industry - and were revered as shining examples of American entrepreneurship.

 

Then, a tiny revolution began.  Its arrival was announced on the cover of a popular magazine, featuring a new kind of computer.  This “personal computer” was manufactured by a near-bankrupt, obscure company in Albuquerque, New Mexico.  When the “PC Revolution” matured some ten years later, Digital, Data General and Wang no longer existed.

 

This new book traces the growth of the PC industry and is written by a key participant.  It reveals why the minicomputer companies failed and traces the lethal mistakes made by their senior executives.  It also depicts the turbulent successes and stunning failures as the winners and losers change places - along with analysis of their attainments and debacles – including details previously only known to insiders.

 

 

Here is reading for anyone that wants to understand the dynamics of that era … or, how to avoid being a loser in today’s even-more turbulent times.  Whether spectacular business failures are the minicomputer manufacturers of the 80’s or perhaps the automakers of 2009, the mistakes and hubris are very similar.  Myopia and the false security that “nothing can possibly go wrong” have preceded the “last-farewell” of these and countless other ventures.  Learn by their mistakes.

 

The book adds fascinating, in-depth profiles of the most colorful people of their era, including humorous anecdotes.  The author, Dick Brown, knew all these revolutionaries very well.  He was a major “player” and one of the 25 most influential people in the PC industry.  Dick spent his entire corporate life “growing with computers” – from the vacuum tube behemoths to PC’s and computers-on-a-chip.  In his career, he also worked with Data General, DEC and the Interface Group (COMDEX). 

 

Here is a fascinating expose of the “PC Revolution”.  You'll enjoy the book and  you can begin reading immediately.

    

We're especially happy about the artwork for our cover.  The original dramatic painting features "fractal art" and is by Vicky Brago-Mitchell, a Los Angeles artist.  The title is "Chaos Theory" which not only describes the math techniques inspiring the artwork, but nicely dovetails with the upheaval of the PC Revolution.

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