Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #945857 in Books
• Published on: 2007-05
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 256 pages

Customer Reviews

From the Abacus to Aibos
This is a superb 256 page 30cm square book covering the everything from the first abacuses to products like the Sony Aibo Robot Puppy. Although
the main emphasis is on the pictures each of the 10 sections starts with a couple of pages giving an overview of developments and the pictures also
have ggod explanations.

Rather than just having pictures of computers most of the pictures show the computers actually in use. For example on page 74 there is a large
picture of three women reprogramming Eniac (which looks like a telephone exchange on steroids).

Later on there are pictures of the Apple 1 (and the Bungalow where it was designed) and a copy of an Apple II advert.

Something to be aware of is that this book has been published by two different publishers, SevenOaks (with a black cover showing an Apple Mac
on the front) and the Carlton version shown here.