[PLUG] 2008: Linux's year on the desktop

[Robert Citek]

On Feb 3, 2008 11:59 AM, Mike Neal <miken at hotsushi.com> wrote:
> Another good book "Fumbling the future" describes how back in the
> '70s, Xerox developed the desktop computer, Ethernet, laser printer,
> mouse, GUI and WYSIWYG word processor, how they demonstrated an
> integrated network at the sales managers meeting and how the sales
> managers snubbed the idea . DUH!

http://books.google.com/books?id=ITFPAAAAMAAJ&pgis=1

> "Fire in the valley" covers the early days at MITS through the demise
> of Computerland.

http://books.google.com/books?id=3HZQAAAAMAAJ&pgis=1

Regards,
- Robert