List of Illustrations 1 From Opportunities to Typewriters 2 Adding and Calculating Machines 3 Hollerith and the Development of Punched Card Tabulation 4 Cash Registers and the National Cash Register Company 5 Rudiments of an Industry Identified Pt. 2 An Age of Office Machines, 1920-1941 6 Economic Conditions and the Role of Standardization 7 Products, Practices, and Prices 8 Commercial and Scientific Applications of Punched Card Machines 9 International Trade in Punched Card Machines 10 The Great Depression in the United States 11 IBM and Powers/Remington Rand 12 Other Accounting Machines and Their Uses 13 Vendors, Practices, and Results Pt. 3 World War II and the Postwar Office Appliance Industry, 1941-1956 14 Economics, Government Controls, and Applications 15 The Role of Major Vendors, 1939-1946 16 Industry Structure, Vendors, and Practices, 1945-1956 17 Business Volumes 18 Conclusion: The Roles of Marketing, Distribution, and Technology Notes Index
The computer didn't spring full-blown from the brows of men like Steve Jobs and Bill Gates. The automation movement that prepared the way for today's personal computer, the author shows, began in the 19th century with the invention of the typewriter and the adding machine. Washington Post Book World Easily the best attempt to date to integrate the present-day computer industry with its office machine past. It is strongly recommended as a significant contribution to the literature of the history of computing and the information handling industries. -- Martin Campbell-Kelly Business History This beautifully produced book ... makes an essential contribution to the history of data processing and computing. Its data alone should make the book a basic reference for scholars. -- Steven W. Usselman American Scientist
The computer didn't spring full-blown from the brows of men like Steve Jobs and Bill Gates. The automation movement that prepared the way for today's personal computer, the author shows, began in the 19th century with the invention of the typewriter and the adding machine. Washington Post Book World Easily the best attempt to date to integrate the present-day computer industry with its office machine past. It is strongly recommended as a significant contribution to the literature of the history of computing and the information handling industries. -- Martin Campbell-Kelly Business History This beautifully produced book ... makes an essential contribution to the history of data processing and computing. Its data alone should make the book a basic reference for scholars. -- Steven W. Usselman American Scientist
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