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The Road Ahead

  • Nathan Myhrvold,
  • Bill Gates,
  • Peter Rinearson

4.00

8 ratings

Bill Gates' 1995 analysis of the impact of information and computer technology on society and predictions about the future. Includes a great overview of ancient counting machines to mainframe big-iron to the dramatic changes of personal computing. Talks about the early years of Microsoft, Apple and Steve Jobs, DEC and Compaq, IBM and IBM compatibles. In addition, the importance of software and its complexity, power, and cost of production.

Genres

  • Information superhighway
  • Computer networks
  • Information technology
  • Computer industry
  • Telecommunication
  • Information superhighway -- United States
  • Large type books
  • Autobiografie
  • Computerindustrie
  • Geschichte
  • Technischer Fortschritt
  • Informationstechnik
  • Datenautobahn
  • Autopista de la información
  • Informática
  • Redes informáticas
  • Industria de computadoras
  • Telecomunicación
  • Technology, history, united states
  • Social aspects
  • Computers and civilization
  • Computers, social aspects
  • Technological innovations
  • Readers
  • Readers for new literates
  • Readers (Primary)
  • Technologie de l'information
  • Prévision
  • Télécommunications
  • Prévisions
  • Ordinateurs, réseaux de
  • Autoroutes de l'information
  • Informatique
  • Industrie et commerce
  • Autoroute de l'information
  • Industrie de l'informatique
  • Réseau d'ordinateurs
  • Technologies de l'information
  • Télécommunication
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About the authors

  • Nathan Myhrvold

    3.90

    10 ratings · 36 works

  • Bill Gates

    born 28 October 1955

    3.83

    18 ratings · 35 works

  • Peter Rinearson

    born 1954

    4.00

    8 ratings · 7 works

Editions

  • Edition cover

    Robert Laffont

    January 6, 1997

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    Spanish edition

    McGraw-Hill

    February 1996

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    McGraw-Hill Interamericana

    November 1995

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    Pearson Education Limited

    Nov 02, 2008

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Nouv. éd. ent. revue par l'auteur.

Robert Laffont

1997

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    Pearson Education, Limited, Pearson Education

    2008

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    Penguin Books Ltd

    Nov 28, 1996

  • Edition cover

    McGraw Hill, McGraw-Hill Interamericana, S.A.

    1995

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    Wheeler Pub.

    1995

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    Viking

    1995

  • Edition cover

    Chu ban

    Yuan liu chu ban gong si

    1996

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    Completely rev. and up-to-date.

    Penguin Books

    1996

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    Penguin Books, Limited, Viking Pr

    1995

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    Penguin Books, Limited

    1998

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    Penguin Audiobooks

    Nov 24, 1995

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    Penguin Publishing Group

    1999

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    [manufacturer not identified]

    2009

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    viking penguin

    1995

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    penguin

    1995

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    Rev. ed.

    Penguin

    1995

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    Viking

    1995