The Road Ahead

By Bill Gates

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

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.