The Road Ahead

By Bill Gates

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

Description: 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.