Priming the Pump How TRS-80 Enthusiasts Helped Spark the PC Revolution in by David Welsh Download and Read online, DOWNLOAD EBOOK,[PDF EBOOK EPUB],Ebooks download,Read Ebook EPUB/KINDLE,Download Book Format PDF
Read and download Priming the Pump: How TRS-80 Enthusiasts Helped Spark the PC Revolution in PDF, EPub, Mobi, Kindle online. Free book Behind Your Smiles: Eternity Publishing by David Welsh.
by : David Welsh
==>>CLICK HERE FOR DOWNLOAD EBOOK<<==
Book Description:
Although people persist in crediting Apple or IBM with inventing personal computing, the idea was in the ether much earlier. In the early 1970s, electronic hobbyists began tinkering with the new microchips and this spawned a modest business in mail-order computer kits. Hand-built, these computers required patience, skill, and a burning desire to learn arcane programming techniques.The computer that brought a wider audience to personal computing was the TRS-80 Model I, introduced by Tandy Corporation in August 1977. It was the first complete mass market, off-the-shelf microcomputer that anyone could buy for $599.95. And it was available at 3500 Radio Shack stores nationwide.Introduction of the TRS-80 meant, for the first time, anyone could experiment with software and affordably use word processing, spreadsheets, accounting, database and other applications... except for one thing: there weren't any programs. So, of necessity, new computer owners became programmers, and enterprising individuals working in basements and garages created the software everyone wanted. Many of them had never done any programming before. The authors were part of a community of entrepreneurs who sold software for the TRS-80. Besides telling their own story, they also collected stories from key innovators from that era, including some who had never been interviewed before about their contributions to computing. The technology that originated with these amazing microcomputer pioneers went on to change life in fundamental ways, and their stories are the heart of this book.There were programmers who created fabulous games like Dancing Demon, Microchess, Oregon Trail and the Scott Adams Adventures; there were rivals who created five different Disk Operating Systems for the TRS-80 and one man's fight with Tandy over who owned the code; there were scam artists who offered products that were too good to be true, and brilliant visionaries who were first with software features later "invented" by big companies with more money but not more talent. The authors relate how Don French, a computer hobbyist who worked for Radio Shack at the time, suggested to his bosses that they capitalize on the latest craze, home-built computers. Radio Shack took a chance and hired young Steve Leininger away from Silicon Valley and told him to build a machine they could sell cheap. Working alone in an old saddle factory in Fort Worth, he built the first TRS-80; its total development costs were less than $150,000. Author David Welsh was one of those self-taught computer-buyer/programmers. He created a word processor, Lazy Writer, and, working with his wife Theresa, sold copies worldwide to enthusiastic fans who were eager to ditch their typewriters. This was before Microsoft was a household word, when software was new and exciting and everyone was learning. Software generally had only one author, and programmers were proud of their work; some became stars. David and Thesesa Welsh, who lived through it all, have captured the defining moments and excitement of this era, with the untold stories from the microcomputer pioneers whose efforts and love for their "trash-80" helped spark the PC revolution that followed.
Book Detail:
Title: Priming the Pump: How TRS-80 Enthusiasts Helped Spark the PC Revolution
Author : David Welsh
Pages :
Publisher :
Language : eng
ISBN :
ENTERTAINMENT
BUSINESS
NEWS
TECHNOLOGY
BLOCKCHAIN
COVID-19
NATIONAL
WORLD
SPORTS
YOUTUBE
TRAVEL
POLITICS
CONSERVATIVE VIEW
LIBERAL VIEW
DANCE STYLE
FASHION
LIFESTYLE
MUSIC STYLE
INDIAN CUISINE
FESTIVALS IN INDIA
FEMALE CLOTHING
SEASONS
MARRIAGES
ANIMALS
HUMOR
SCIENCE
LIFE STYLE
CELEBRITY
RECIPES
DESIGN
COMPUTER SCIENCE
PHOTOGRAPHY
WEATHER
HEALTH EATING
WOMENS NEWS
BEAUTY
MINDFULNESS
JOB CONSULTANCY
EDUCATION
TUTOR
RESTAURANT
BAR & CAFES
TRAVEL & EVENTS
NEWS & POLITICS
CARS & VEHICLES
ECONOMICS & TRADE
PETS & ANIMALS
GAMING
MOVIES & ANIMATION
PROPERTY
HOME & GARDEN
GIFTS & OCCASIONS
BEAUTY PRODUCTS & SERVICES
BABY & CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS
MANAGEMENT BINARY
Other