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Home computers : 100 icons that defined a digital generation / text by Alex Wiltshire ; photography by John Short.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextLanguage: English Publisher: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2020]Description: 255 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780262044011
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 004.09 23
LOC classification:
  • QA76.17 W756h 2020
Summary: This book is a visual celebration of the golden age of home computing, covering 100 iconic computers from the 1970s to the 1990s. With stunning photographs and short, informative write-ups, it documents the machines that defined the early digital generation—both legendary successes and long-forgotten oddities. Each featured computer is presented with: A high-resolution photo showing off its physical design and detailing. A brief history including its release year, maker, specifications, cultural impact, and place in the tech timeline. Well-known systems like the Commodore 64, Apple II, TRS-80, and ZX Spectrum appear alongside lesser-known devices like the Mattel Aquarius or NEC PC-6001. The book also highlights how different regions—especially the U.S., U.K., Japan, and Europe—produced wildly diverse machines with unique designs and audiences.
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Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Automatización y Procesos Técnicos Automatización y Procesos Técnicos (1er. Piso) QA76.17 W756h 2020 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000193368

"Produced in collaboration with The Centre for Computing History, Cambridge, UK."

This book is a visual celebration of the golden age of home computing, covering 100 iconic computers from the 1970s to the 1990s. With stunning photographs and short, informative write-ups, it documents the machines that defined the early digital generation—both legendary successes and long-forgotten oddities.

Each featured computer is presented with:

A high-resolution photo showing off its physical design and detailing.

A brief history including its release year, maker, specifications, cultural impact, and place in the tech timeline.

Well-known systems like the Commodore 64, Apple II, TRS-80, and ZX Spectrum appear alongside lesser-known devices like the Mattel Aquarius or NEC PC-6001. The book also highlights how different regions—especially the U.S., U.K., Japan, and Europe—produced wildly diverse machines with unique designs and audiences.

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