Penned by one of the early pioneers in electronic data processing - Gordon Bell, who designed Digital's original PDP series - this historic text takes an in-depth look at a large cross-section of computing machines spanning the 1950s, '60s, and '70s, including the Harvard Mark I, DEC PDP-8 and PDP-11, IBM System/360, Xerox Alto and Star, HP 9845 and 9100A, Cray-1, ARPANET and the invention of Ethernet, TYMNET, the Intel 8008, Tandem/16, Burroughs B5000, and more.  Interspersed throughout are several photos of these classic systems. All in all, a definite must-have for any serious student of computer history.

Dinged corners. Otherwise, the book is in very good condition. Hardcover, 960 pages. Revised edition, copyright 1982. This item ships WORLDWIDE.