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Ichbiah, Daniel; Knepper, Susan L. The Making of Microsoft: How Bill Gates and His Team Created the World's Most Successful Software Company Prima Publishing 1991 1559580712 / 9781559580717 Hard Cover Fine Fine Near-new condition - NO remainder marks or price clippings - Price inside dustcover: $19.95 - 304 pages - Tight spine - Bright pages - NO writing, marks or tears inside book - This English edition of Ichbiah's Les nouveaux magiciens (1989) (adapted by Knepper) tells the story of Microsoft's founder and self-made billionaire against the background of the U.S. software and computer industry. Gates, a computer genius since childhood, and Paul Allen formed the computer software firm in 1975. Eleven years later, the company went public. The authors describe the personal computer and software industry and roles of leading companies IBM, Apple, Compaq, Lotus, and WordPerfect. The informative appendixes provide a description of versions of DOS; key dates in Microsoft's history; and a glossary of technical terms, people, and companies. Highly recommended to business collections. Price:
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