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

[Mike Neal]

> > 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!

Here's the entire book:
http://books.iuniverse.com/viewbooks.asp?isbn=1583482660&page=1


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

The book's site has lots of excerpts and a nice timeline:
http://www.fireinthevalley.com/

Cheers,
Mike