Bill Gates and Microsoft
1.General Introduction
Exercise 1
2.William H·Gates III
Exercise 2
3.Microsoft is Born
Exercise 3
4.IBM and Microsoft
Exercise 4
5.Microsoft Pressure
Exercise 5
Appendix Stock Options
Answers to the Exercises
Step by Step-the Short History of Computers
Chapter 1 The First Mechanical Calculators
1.1 The Abacus and Hindu-Arabic Numerical System
1.2 Mapier and Logarithms
1.3 Schickard and the First Calculator
1.4 Blaise Pascal and Pascaline
1.5 Gottfried-the Third Great Calrulator Inventor
Exercise 1
Charpter 2 The Engines of Charles Babbage
2.1 The Arethmometer
2.2 Charles Babbage and the Difference Engine
2.3 The Scheutzes and the Tabulating Machine
2.4 The Analytical Engine
Exercise 2
Chapter 3 The Bidge between Two Centuries
3.1 Hollerith and his Machine
3.2 Other Inventors and their Machines
3.3 Differential Equations and Differential Analyzer
3.4 Zuse and Boolean Algebra
Exercise 3
Chapter 4 The Invention of ENIAC
4.1 A Uesful and Impressive Achievement-Model I
4.2 Mark I-a Powerful Mechanical Calculator
4.3 The Story of ENIAC-the Historical Device Which Kicked off Computer Industry
Exercise 4
Chapter 5 The Stored-Program Computer
5.1 ENIAC,EDVAC and Von Neumann
5.2 Alan Turing,his Paper and Machine
5.3 Controversy over ENIAC and EDVAC
5.4 The Invention of UNIAC
Exercise 5
Chapter 6 The Rise of IBM
6.1 Watson-the Brilliant Manager and his Successful Creation IBM
6.2 IBMs Prosperity in Computer Industry under Thomas Jr·s Leadership
Exercise 6
Chapter 7 The Whirlwind Project
7.1 Forrester and Whirlwind
7.2 IBM and its Computers
7.3 The Computer Languages and the FORTRAN Compiler
7.4 Disputes over ENIAC Patent
Exercise 7
Chapter 8 The Integrated Circuit
8.1 The Research on Semiconductors and Transistors
8.2 The Research on Transistors and Semi-conductors
8.3 The Invention of IC
8.4 The Influence of IC on Computers
Exercise 8
Chapter 9 The Personal Omputer
9.1 Time-sharing Computer-a Progress in Computer Process
9.2 The Appearance and Development of Minicomputers
9.3 The Idea of Constructing Personal Computers
9.4 Altair-the First Personal Computer,and its Designer MITS
Exercise 9
Appendix 1 The List of Biographical Names
Appendix 2 Chronology of the History of Computer
Answers to the Exercises
"I wanted to write computer software, which is a very specialized thing. I knew it was going to be a big industry. I didn't know whether I would succeed or not, but I had this viston that computers would be valuable tools on every desk and, eventualy, in every home."