The Computer Museum Presents the Official Computer Bowl Trivia Book
by Morgan, Christopher L.Edition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1996-03-01
Publisher(s): Crown Pub
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Summary
Based on questions prepared for the Computer Museum's annual Computer Bowl, a legendary contest between the likes of Bill Gates, Mitch Kapor, and other industry giants, this first-of-its-kind trivia book for computer fans contains a wide range of questions, many of which will be used on the program--airing on selected PBS stations--ranging from movies to technology to business and history.
Author Biography
Christopher Morgan is the former editor of Byte magazine and a former vice president of Lotus Development.
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgments | p. 7 |
| Foreword | p. 9 |
| Introduction | p. 11 |
| Computers in the Media | p. 13 |
| The PC Revolution | p. 27 |
| Fun and Games | p. 43 |
| People in Computing | p. 51 |
| The Information Highway | p. 63 |
| Companies, Business, and Money | p. 71 |
| Tough Questions for Hackers Only | p. 81 |
| Minis, Mainframes, and Supercomputers | p. 95 |
| Software | p. 105 |
| Pioneering Computing | p. 117 |
| Appendix A: For Further Reading | p. 133 |
| Appendix B: Computer Bowl Statistics | p. 135 |
| Appendix C: More Questions, Please! | p. 139 |
| Appendix D: About The Computer Museum | p. 141 |
| Table of Contents provided by Blackwell. All Rights Reserved. |
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