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Fumbling the Future: How Xerox Invented, Then Ignored, the First Personal Computer

Fumbling the Future: How Xerox Invented, Then Ignored, the First Personal Computer
By Douglas K. Smith, Robert C. Alexander

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #476454 in Books
  • Published on: 1999-05
  • Original language: English
  • Dimensions: .74" h x 6.04" w x 9.05" l, 1.03 pounds
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 276 pages

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About the Author
Christopher Van Buren has a varied background in the writing/publishing business. He began his career as a computer documentation writer and went on to become a product manager for a software company in San Diego. He has been an editor and publisher of several computer and industry newsletters, including The AppleWorks Journal and the Microsoft Works in Education Newsletter, co-published with Microsoft Corporation. In addition, Chris has spent many years as a computer book author, having written over 15 books, including using Excel for the Macintosh (Que), and The MacWorld Excel 5 Companion (IDG).

Robert Whitsitt started working with computers in 1969 and began writing documentation in 1978. Later, he became a systems analyst for Standard Oil of California (Chevron), ran a computer store, wrote hundreds of calculator and software manuals for Texas Instruments, and established the Quality Assurance department at Micrografx. He has a B.S. degree in education and taught high school mathematics for three years. Currently Bob writes software documentation and Help systems, designs software test systems, and creates award-winning pages for the World Wide Web. He lives in the San Jose area with his wife, Lana. You may contact him at: bob.whitsitt@writeteam.com and access his personal website at http://www.writeteam.com.