The mysterious affair at Olivetti : IBM, the CIA, and the Cold War conspiracy to shut down production of the world's first desktop computer

Summary: The never-before-told true account of the design and development of the first desktop computer by the world's most famous high-styled typewriter company, more than a decade before the arrival of the Osborne 1, the Apple 1, the first Intel microprocessor, and IBM's PC5150.

Item details

ISBN: 9780451493651
ISBN: 0451493656
Physical Description: print
304 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2019.
Copyright: ©2019

Contents / Notes

General Note:	"This Is A Borzoi Book" -- taken from copyright page.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages [287]-290) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Oranges -- "A clear head and a nimble leg" -- The convent -- Enter Adriano -- Giustizia e libertà -- Terror and resolve -- The brown affair -- A black crossing -- A wilderness of mirrors -- Enigma variations -- The experience of a lifetime -- High stakes -- The curious case of the second death -- Acknowledgments -- Bibliography -- Notes -- Index.

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Ing. C. Olivetti & C. Divisione elettronica History
Computer industry Italy History 20th century
Computer science Italy History 20th century
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Rich & Famous
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Science & Technology
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Computers & information Technology
Ing. C. Olivetti & C. Divisione elettronica.
Computer industry
Computer science
Italy

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