TY - BOOK AU - Ceruzzi,Paul E. TI - A history of modern computing, 1945-1995 SN - 0262032554 U1 - 004.09 CER 1998 PY - 1998/// CY - Cambridge, Mass. PB - MIT Press KW - Computers KW - History KW - Electronic data processing N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - "This engaging history covers modern computing from the development of the first electronic digital computer through the advent of the World Wide Web. The author concentrates on four key moments of transition: the transformation of the computer in the late 1940s from a specialized scientific instrument to a commercial product; the emergence of small systems in the late 1960s; the beginnings of personal computing in the 1970s; and the spread of networking after 1985."--BOOK JACKET ER -