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Atop

3Com, 197
3PAR, 400
Acsys, 64–65, 259
Aiken, Howard, 2
Akamai, 281, 289
Akers, John
   downfall of, 9, 51, 215, 226, 230, 379
   on midrange consolidation, 333, 335–337
   on PCs, 216
   and role at IBM, 50, 305–316, 322–324
Albert, Sam, 77, 219, 312
Allen, Bob, 164, 166, 175
Allen, Paul, 203
Altos Computer, 103
Amazon, 382, 386, 387
Amdahl, Carlton, 65, 259
Amdahl, Gene, vii, 31, 32, 39, 45, 52–53, 64–65, 259
Amdahl Corporation
   and Fujitsu, 56–59, 63–65, 291, 295, 297
   and IBM, 52–56, 58–63, 374
   and mainframes, 331–333
   and Storage Technology, 63
American Totalisator Company, 16
Anders, George, 362, 370
Anderson, Harlan, 231, 232
Anderson, William S., 157
Android, 382, 386
Apollo Computer, 171, 172, 173, 359
Apparel Inc., 139
Apple Computer
   described, 198–202
   and DEC, 264
   enterprise market and, 386–388
   as first-mover, 88, 97, 374, 377
   innovation of, 75, 101, 353
   market capitalization and, 381, 382
   mobile devices and, 386
   See also Jobs, Steve
Applied Data Research (ADR), 32–33, 168, 185, 186
Arcsight, 400
Arima, Akito, 301–302
Armstrong, Mike, 166, 315
Arthur Andersen, 287
artificial intelligence, 252, 255, 291
Ascii Ltd., 302
Ashton-Tate, 194, 203, 206
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 28
Athena, 30
AT&T
   background of, 133–136
   consultants and, 142–146
   deregulation and, 148–150, 154–155
   Macintosh and, 199–200
   and merger with DEC, 155–156
   and merger with NCR, 165, 175
   PBXs and, 138, 140, 149
   personal computers and, 158–161
   restructuring of, 145–147, 150
   Specialized Common Carrier Decision and, 136–138
   See also Bell Labs; Western Electric
Attached Resource Computer (ARC), 104, 106
automatic teller machines (ATMs), 87, 352
Autonomy, 400
Aweida, Jesse, 63

Btop

Babbage, Charles, 1
Ballmer, Steve, 202–204, 227, 370
Balluzzo, Rick, 365, 366, 370
Bartz, Carol, 171
Bechtolsheim, Andreas, 170–171, 172
Beitzel, George, 43, 334
Bell, Alexander Graham, 134
Bell, Gordon, 233, 236–238, 239, 246–247, 250–254
Bell, Jim, 346
Bell Labs, 7, 88, 93, 94, 96, 135, 142
Bernstein, Sam, 89–90, 98
Bertoncini, Jean-Serge, x
Bertram, Jack, 38, 45, 46, 60–62, 65, 315, 324
B.F. Goodrich, 184
Biaggini, Benjamin, 138
Big Blues: The Unmaking of IBM (Carroll), 221–222
Birnbaum, Joel, 174, 346, 352, 357–359, 369
Blackwell, Dave, 53, 112
Bloch, Erich, 54
Block, Ruth, ix
board of directors, 382–383
Bonsack, S.E., 141
Borland Software, 101, 194, 202, 205–206, 207, 224
Bosomworth, Kenneth, 317
Bossidy, Larry, 316
Branscomb, Lewis, 217
Brooks, Fred, 54, 187
Brooks, John, 134
Brown, Charles, 146–147, 149–150, 153–155
Bryant, 30
Bullen, Richard, 42
Bullis, Ed, 126
Burdick, Walton, 312
Burke, Jim, 316–317, 318
Burkhardt, Henry, 253, 275
Burroughs Corporation, 3, 4, 14, 27, 28, 39
Busiek, Don, 280–281
business models, 91, 92, 100–101, 157–158, 211–212, 374, 375
Business Objects, 401

Ctop

Cairns, Ray, 284
CalComp, 30, 49
calculators, 89–90, 111–112, 123, 201, 278
Canion, Rod, 222–223, 314
Cannavino, Jimmy, 223, 225, 317
Capone, Bob, 284
Cappellas, Michael, 212, 273
Carroll, Paul, 221–222, 312, 318
Carterphone decision, 138
Cary, Frank
   as CEO, 34, 36, 50–51, 308, 334
   and decentralization, 41–45
   on memory relocate, 39
   and National Semiconductor, 293
   an PCs, 214–215
Casale, Bob, 160
Cassoni, Vittorio, 163, 199–200
Chambers, John, 193
Chance, Doug, 345, 348, 350–351, 354, 363
Chiang, Horace, 129–130
Chou, Harry, 110, 113, 115, 118–120, 129
Christensen, Clayton, 18, 20, 379
Cincom, 168, 186
CIO Strategy Exchange (CIOSE), 381, 389, 390, 391, 392
Cisco, 49, 193, 219, 320, 346, 371–372, 387
Citibank, 87
Clark, Tom, 21
Clayton, Dick, 247–248, 257
Clayton Act, 32
cloud computing, 382
CMOS technology, 62, 325–326, 327, 329–330, 331, 332
Collins, Jim, ix
Colossus, 1, 16
Commodore, 88, 89, 97, 98, 374, 376–377
Compaq, 108, 211–212, 222–223, 272–273, 314, 389, 390, 392, 397
competition, xi–xiii, 3, 13, 290–304, 375, 378
Computer Associates, 131, 188, 195–196
Computer Automation, 66, 68, 81–82, 343
Computer Consoles, 122
The Computer Establishment (Fishman), 232
computer industry, early history of, 1–4
ComputerLand, 101, 104
Computer Terminal Corp. (CTC). See Datapoint
Computer Wars (Ferguson), 45
Computerworld, 58, 77, 253
Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company (CTR), 1, 13
Comstock-Keystone Computer Company, 30
Comten, 58, 158
Conrades, George, 51, 281, 285, 287–289, 295, 314, 315
Consumer Communications Reform Act, 146
consumer markets, 196, 219–220, 227
Control Data Corporation (CDC), 3, 4, 26, 27, 28, 31
Convergent Technologies, 354
Cook, Tim, 386
Corel, 205
Cray, 65, 171
Cray, Seymour, 6–7
creative ideology, 68–69, 71–72, 374, 376
Crescent Industries, 139
Cullen, Ray, 114, 115, 126, 129
Cullinane, John, 184–185, 186, 188
Cullinet Software, 168, 184–185, 187–188
Cunningham, John, 109–110, 112–117, 119–120, 130, 262, 380

Dtop

Data General, 68, 70, 90–91, 233, 262, 275–276
Datamation, 54, 59, 71, 203, 290
Datapoint, 89, 104–107, 121, 262, 375
DeButts, John, 141, 146, 148
de Castro, Edson, 90–91, 275
Dell, Michael, vii, 10–11, 211–213, 215, 240, 314, 379, 381, 385
Dell Inc., 8–9, 108, 184, 211–213, 271, 273, 368, 369, 383, 387
Diebold Group, viii, 27
The Difference Between God and Larry Ellison (Wilson), 188–189, 190
Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC)
   Compaq and, 212
   Ethernet and, 197
   and merger with AT&T, 155–156
   minicomputers and, 4–5, 7, 67–69, 71
   sales force at, 275, 277–281, 282–283, 286–287, 289
See also Olsen, Ken
Digital Research, 92, 100, 101, 207
Dinardo, George, 284
disruptive technology, vii, xiii, 87–88, 374–380
Doerr, John, 171, 220, 388
Donofrio, Nick, 321, 322, 331
Doretti, Robert, 123
Doriot, Georges, 232
Doyle, John, 35
6 DRAM (dynamic random access memory), 88

Etop

eBay, 391
Eckert, J. Presper, 2, 16–17
Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation (EMCC), 16–17
Edelman, Asher, 107, 262
Edison, Thomas, 376
Edwards, Jim, 159–161
Electromatic Typewriter Company, 15
Electronic Data Systems (EDS), 287, 390, 392, 399
Electronic News, 57, 117, 244, 298
Ellison, Larry, vii, 7, 10–11, 185–186, 189–193, 240, 379, 381, 385, 388, 390, 391
Ely, Carol, 103–104
Ely, Paul, 101, 277, 282, 343–347, 349–350, 352–354, 355–356
EMC Corporation, 49–50, 383, 393
Encore Computer, 174, 25
3 ENIAC, 2, 16, 89
enterprise market, 387–388
Erbrick, Frank, 228
Estridge, Phillip "Don," 100, 214, 218–220, 308
Ethernet, 103, 106, 124, 172, 173, 197, 207, 260, 351
Evans, Bob, 23, 24, 26, 36, 48, 54
Exley, Chuck, 129, 157–158, 165, 316

Ftop

Faber, Edward, 104
Farr, Bartow, 37, 41
Faw, Hillary, 32–33, 37, 42
Ferguson, Charles, 45
Fifth Generation Project, 252, 255, 291, 303–304
Fiorina, Carly, 355, 363, 373
First-mover advantage, 87–88, 108, 374
Fishman, Katherine Davis, 232
Fjeldstadt, Lucy, 215–216
Flint, Charles, 1, 13
Ford, Henry, 91–92
Foster, Richard, xiii, 305, 375
Four-Phase Systems, 66, 83–86
Frankenburg, Bob, 208
Friedrichs, Johan, x
Fujitsu, 13, 31, 53–54, 56–59, 63–65, 291–297, 300–301, 328–329
Fuller, Sam, 252, 258, 260

Gtop

Garrett, Sharon, x
Gartner Group, x, 193, 373
Gates, Bill
   background of, 202–204, 240, 379
   and competition, 206, 208–211, 371
   and IBM, 92
   new business models and, 381
   Research Board and, 388
   retirement and, 385–386
   sales tactics of, 189
   and volume compatibility, 8, 10–11
Gateway, 108
General Automation, 66, 82, 343
General Electric Company (GE), 3, 4, 27, 28
Gerstner, Lou
   as CEO, 33, 35, 215, 227, 305, 318–323
   on mainframes, 182, 331, 380
   on minicomputers, 213
   on OS/2, 229
   on outsourcing, 400
   on the PC business 398-399
Gilmore, Jack, 235, 242–244
Gistaro, Edward, 105–107, 121
Glorioso, Bob, 259, 262, 264, 267
Goetz, Martin, 32
Goldstein, Ed, 144, 151, 159
Google, 6, 87, 106, 171, 193, 260, 382, 386, 387
Granite Systems, 171
Grant, Gus, 138
Grayson, Edward, 126
Green, Bob, 358
Grey, Elisha, 134
Grosch, Herb, 3, 28
Grove, Andrew, 88, 191, 211, 366, 379
Guglielmi, Joe, 224

Htop

Hackborn, Dick, 345, 349, 350, 363, 370–371, 392
Harp, Lore, 103–104
Harrar, George, 155, 236, 238, 251, 253
Harrell, Bruce, 322, 394
Heikes, Robert, 97
Heiser, Edgar, 52
Held, Jerry, 169–170
Henley, Jeff, 189
Herbold, Bob, 204
Hewlett, Bill, 9, 341–343, 344, 359, 361–362
Hewlett, Walter, 397
Hewlett-Packard
   acquistions and, 290, 396-401
   background of, 341–343
   board of directors and, 394-395
   CEO transitions, 389-391
   current revenues at, 392-393
   enterprise market and, 387
   management turmoil at, 355–373
   market capitalization and 381
   minicomputers and, 66–67, 68
   Paul Ely at, 343–347, 349–350, 352–354
   personal computers and, 101, 346–348, 365–366
   R&D funding and, 383, 390, 395-396
   sales force at, 276–277
   tablet business and, 382
Hindle, Win, 236, 240, 241, 254, 261–262, 268, 273, 282
Hinds, Bob, 228
Hirsh, Richard, 218
Hitachi, 13, 31, 292–294, 298–300, 301, 326–327, 333
Hoff, Ted, 88
Hollerith, Herman, 1
Home Telephone Company, 139
Honeywell, 3, 4, 27, 28
Hopper, Grace, vii, 2, 5–6, 69, 95
Hopper, Max, 284
The HP Way (Packard), 347, 349, 360–361
Hubbard, Gardner, 134
Hubbard, Mabel, 134
Huber, Robert, 152–153
Hughes, Bob, 247, 280, 287
Hunt, Joe, 153
Hurd, Mark, 373, 390, 391, 396, 399
Hyperion, 401


Itop

IBM (International Business Machines)
   303X series, 54–55
   3081 computer, 58–63, 324
   4300 computer, 57, 77–78, 168, 185
   acquisitions, 393, 396–401
   antitrust suits against, 12, 15, 21–22, 32, 34, 49
   board of directors and, 394–395
   CEO transitions, 393–394
   DAT box and, 38, 39
   decentralization of, 43–45
   Displaywriter, 117
    enterprise market and, 387
   Fujitsu and, 291–297, 300–301
   Future System, 45, 59, 356
   Hitachi and, 292–294, 298–300, 301
    innovation and, 389
   leasing companies and, 29, 36–41
   management transitions in, 22, 33–34, 50–51
   market capitalization and, 381
   midrange consolidation of, 333–340
   minicomputers and, 7, 37, 72–79, 339
   OS/2, 8, 214, 220, 223
   personal computers and, 100, 101, 214–230, 326–327
   plug compatibles and, 30–32
   punch cards vs. tape, 18–20, 376
   R & D and, 383, 395–396
   rental-only equipment policy, 15, 21
   sales force at, 274, 281–282, 284–286, 287–289
   service and software bundling, 32–33, 35
   System/360, 4, 12–13, 25–28, 33, 35–36, 140
   tailgaters and, 47–48, 52
   Textverarbeitung, 71–72, 376
   Tom Watson Jr. at, 2–3, 12–26, 30, 33–34, 35, 36, 130, 380
   Tom Watson Sr. at, 1–4, 12–22
Ikeda, Toshio, 53, 291
Imsai, 92
independent software vendors (ISVs), 185, 186
Inforex, 85
Infosystems, 53
innovation, 383–384
Innovation: The Attacker's Advantage (Foster), xiii, 375
In Search of Excellence, 285
integrated model, 92, 382
Intel, 88–89, 93, 94, 95–96, 100, 367, 383
iPads, 386, 388
iPhones, 386
Irby, Charles, 197–198
Itel, 5, 31, 40–41, 48, 55
Ive, Jony, 386

Jtop

Jackson, David, 103
Jacobs, Irwin, 234
Japan Information Services Industry Association (JISIA), 302
Jeopardy, 396
Jobs, Steve, 7, 10–11, 121, 198–202, 240, 379, 381, 382, 386–388
Johnson, B.J., 260
Jones, Jack, ix, 70
Josephson junction, 62, 296, 327
Joy, William Nelson, 170–171

Ktop

Kahn, Philippe, 205–206
Kalb, Jeff, 248, 260, 262
Kapor, Mitch, 208
Kavner, Bob, 175
Kennedy, Gary, 189
Keyworth, Jay, 362
Khosla, Vinod, 170–171, 172
Kidder, Tracy, 100
Kildare, Larry, 90, 92, 244
Kilpatrick, Les, 30, 49, 63
Kindle, 386
Kingsbury, Nathan, 135
Klein, Joel, 210
Kleiner Perkins Caulfield & Byers, 171, 181, 190, 198
Knowles, Andy, 241, 244–245
Kobayashi, Taiyu, 291, 294
Kramer, Abby, x
Kropper, Jon, 115, 122
Krowe, Allen, 75–77, 79, 308, 309–310, 312–313, 334, 339, 340
Kuehler, Jack, 46, 51, 77–78, 278, 293–294, 308, 310, 315–316, 334, 338
Kvamme, Floyd, 198, 200, 220

Ltop

LaBant, Bob, 314, 316
LaCroute, Bernie, 257
Lanahan, Jack, ix
Lane, Ray, 189–190, 192, 391, 395, 400
Lautenbach, Ned, 216
layered model, 100, 191, 381–382
leadership
   CEO departures, 9, 22, 53, 109, 374
   counterforce and, 382–383
   and executive indecision, 324
   and founders succession, xiii, 12, 22, 109, 378
   and outsiders vs. insiders, 143, 151, 305
   and reluctance to downsize, 121, 189, 375, 377
   and vision, xii, 12, 51, 109, 170, 341
Learson, Vin, 23, 25–26, 33, 34, 42–44
Lenovo, 397–398
Lewis, Jack, 65, 328, 331
Liddle, David, 196–197, 204, 353
Lieberman, Marvin, 148
Linux, 32, 208, 211, 219, 320, 325, 340, 377
Livermore, Ann, 364–365, 372
local area networks, 104, 207
Loomis, Carol, 311, 317, 318–319, 320
Loren, Allan, 308
Lorenzo, Frank, 316
Lotus, 101, 129, 168, 185, 194–195, 202–203, 208–209, 224, 229–230
Loup, Cathy, x, 171, 243
Low, Paul, 61
Lowe, Bill, 218, 220, 222, 223, 335, 337
Lucente, Ed, 285
Lynch, Hugh, 158

Mtop

Madden, Cliff, 53, 56, 63–65
magnetic tape, 2, 18–20
Magnuson, 31, 55, 65
mainframes, 2, 18, 25, 37–41, 66–67, 69–70, 76
Manzi, Jim, 208–209
Maples, Mike, 204, 215–216, 222, 225–226, 334
Marcus, Julius, 241
Mark I, 2, 16
Markkula, Mike, 198–199
Marshal, 30
Martin, David, 293
Martiz, Paul, 224
Masi, Carl, 123
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, 53–54, 112
Matthews, Ed, ix, 356
Mauchly, John, 2, 16–17
McCaw Cellular, 166
McColl, Hugh, 87
McCracken, Ed, 342, 345, 348, 350–352, 354, 359
McGill, Archibald, 151–154, 155–157
McGowan, William, 137–138
MCI, 136, 137–138
McKenna, Regis, 198
McKinsey & Company, 142–144, 151, 318
McNealy, Scott, 10–11, 167, 170–175, 178–179, 183–184, 220, 351, 360, 379–380, 381, 384, 388, 397
McQuade, Charles, 173
Memorex, 30, 49, 58
mergers and acquisitions, 383–384, 396–401
Meridith, Tom, 213
Metcalf, Bob, 197
Metz, Frank, 309, 316
Micro-Channel Architecture, 222–223
microprocessors, 5, 88–89, 91, 94–97
Microsoft, 100, 108, 195, 202–211, 214, 220–230,383, 385–386, 387
   See also Gates, Bill
Miller, Richard, 130–131
Miller, Wiz, 15–16
Miner, Bob, 186, 187
minicomputers, 4–7, 66–70, 70–72, 79–80, 213, 376
Mita, Katsushige, 292, 298–300
Mitchell, Duke, 287–288
MITI (Ministry of International Trade and Industry), 295, 302–303, 329
Miura, Takeo, 301, 327–328
Modcomp (Modular Computer Systems), 66, 83, 343
Mommony, George, 69
monopolies, 49, 135, 136, 150
Monroe, 89
Montgomery, Gerald, 152
Moore, Gordon, 88, 379
Morell, Mike, 40, 41
Morton, Dean, 354, 356–357
Motorola, 56, 57, 86, 93, 94, 97, 100
multiple virtual storage (MVS), 56, 330
Musser, Bob, 284
Myhrvold, Nathan, 209
The Mythical Man-Month (Brooks), 187

Ntop

Nakayama, Norihiko, 64
NARUC (National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners), 136, 149
Naruto, Michio, 295–297, 300, 328–329
National Advanced Systems (NAS), 290, 292–293
National Semiconductor, 31, 93, 94–95, 292
NCR (National Cash Register Company), 3, 4, 13, 14, 27, 28, 58, 157–158, 165, 170, 390
Netscape, 209–211, 371
NeXT, 7, 202
Nippon Electric, 13
Nixdorf, 52
Nook, 386
Noorda, Ray, 207–208
Novell, 129, 195, 202–203, 205, 207–208
Noyce, Robert, 88, 94, 95–96, 379

Otop

Odaira, Namihai, 292
O'Kelley, Harold, 105–107
Oki Electric Industry, 302
Olivetti, 160, 161, 163
Olsen, Ken, 9, 22, 23, 155–156, 375, 377, 379, 380
Olsen, Stan, 231, 240, 244
Olson, James, 155, 161, 164
Opel, John, 43, 50, 293, 306, 308
Open Software Foundation, 164, 175–177
Oracle, 7, 8, 10, 108, 168, 185–187, 188–193, 381, 382, 383, 384, 385, 387, 390–391, 393, 401
   See also Ellison, Larry
Osborne, Adam, 101, 102–103
Osborne Computer, 102–103
Osterhoff, Jim, 257–258
Otellini, Paul, 372
Owens, Haydn, 147
Ozzie, Ray, 208

Ptop

Packard, Dave, 9, 120, 341–343, 344, 347, 349, 359, 360–362, 371
Palmer, Bob, 270–272
Palmisano, Sam, 322, 393–394, 397–399, 400
Patterson, John H., 4, 13, 157
PBXs (private branch exchanges), 105, 118–120, 138, 140, 149, 159, 166
Perfect Enough (Anders), 362, 370
Perkins, Tom, 181
Perot, Ross, 316
personal computers, 72, 92, 97–108, 201>
Pesatori, Enrico, 272
Pfeiffer, Eckhard, 211–212, 223, 272–273, 314
Phyphers, Dean, 38
Platt, Lew, 354, 355, 360–362, 363–372
Plattner, Hasso, 191–192
Poore, Vic, 104, 106–107, 375
Potter, 30
Prime Computer, 66, 266, 286
Programmed Data Processor (PDP), 4–5
Puckett, Bernard, 329–330
punch cards, 1, 2, 12, 18–20
PWC Consulting, 393, 399

Qtop

Quatro Pro, 207

Rtop

Raikes, Jeff, 386
Rand, James, Jr., 1, 4
RCA (Radio Corporation of America), 3, 4, 27, 28
R&D organizations, 383–384
Redfield, Peter, 40–41, 48
Reilly, Jack, 43, 47, 73–74, 79, 215, 228, 281–282
Reiswig, Lee, 225, 226
Remington Rand, 1, 2, 3, 14, 17
Research Board, vii, ix–x, 4, 65, 73, 193, 387-388
Rich, Frank, 335
Richmond, Herb, 276
Rifkin, Glenn, 155, 236, 238, 251, 253, 270
Rizzo, Paul, 308
Roach, John, 99
Roche, Jim, x
Roebuck, Joe, 183
Roelandts, Wim, 365, 366, 368
Rogers, C.B. "Jack," 51, 284–285
Rogers, F.G., 29
Rogers, William, 26–27
Rollwagon, John, 65
Rometty, Ginni, 393–394, 399
Romnes, H. I., 145
Rosen, Ben, 223

Stop

Sacher, John, x
Salesforce.com, 382, 392
Samper, J. Phillip, 183
Sanders, Thomas, 134
SAP, 8, 108, 191–192, 382, 390, 401
Saviers, Grant, 260, 262
Scanlon, Jack, 159–161
Schmidt, Eric, 208
Schumpeter, Joseph, xi
Schwartz, Steve, 339
Schwarz, Jonathon, 184
Scott, Michael, 198
Sculley, John, 195, 202, 264, 317
Securities Industry Automation Corporation (SIAC), 167, 173
Seligman, Ann, x
Seligman, Naomi, vii, viii–ix, 3, 4, 5, 102, 170, 185, 189, 249, 281, 328–329
semiconductors, 93
Sequent, 174
seven dwarfs, 3, 27, 28
Shields, Jack, 240, 246–247, 257, 262, 278–280, 283, 286
Shirley, Jon, 99–100, 204
Silicon Graphics, 354, 359, 370
Simonds, Nick, 172
Simson, Charlie von, x
Sitkin, Irv, 284
Smart, John, 164–165
Smith, Jack, 231, 239, 240, 246–248, 257–258, 262, 268
Smithers, Brinkley, 14
Smithers, Christopher, 14
software, 107–108, 185, 186, 191
   See also individual manufacturers
Software as a Service (SaaS) model, 382, 392
Solaris, 165, 175–176, 183–184
Soul of the New Machine (Kidder), 100
Southern Railroad, 70
Specialized Common Carrier Decision, 136–138
Sperry-Rand Corporation, 3, 27, 28
Sporck, Charles, 93, 94–95, 292, 293, 299
Sprint, 136, 138
Stark, Al, 152, 164
Stone, David, 177
Stonebraker, Michael, 188
Storage Technology, 30, 49, 63
Sun Microsystems, 10, 164, 165, 167, 170–175, 178–180, 182–184, 384
Sybase, 178, 188, 190, 206

Ttop

Talcott, 30
Tandem Computer, 167–170, 173, 174–175, 177–178, 180–182, 212
Tandy Radio Shack, 88, 97, 98–100, 374, 376
Telenova, 118, 124
Telephone: The First Hundred Years (Brooks), 134
Teradata, 28
Texas Instruments, 5, 89, 94
Thomas, Lee, 94, 96
Thompson, John, 228, 321, 322
Thorndyke, Lloyd, 31, 60
Tickner, Carolyn, 372
Tivoli, 230
Toole, Peter, 321
Treybig, Jimmy, 168–169, 175, 177–178, 180–182
Trilogy, 64–65, 259
TRW Inc., 294
Tsiang, Horace, 123
Tucci, Joe, 132
Turner, Dave, 299
Turner, Kevin, 385–386

Utop

The Ultimate Entrepreneur (Rifkin and Harrar), 155, 236–238, 270
Unisys, 4, 28
Univac, 2, 3, 4, 16–17, 27, 28
Unix, 7, 10, 158, 163, 167, 170, 174–177, 377, 381
Unix System Laboratories (USL), 175
USITA (United States Independent Telephone Association), 136
Usui, Tadeo, 292

Vtop

Vail, Theodore, 134–135, 141
Van Deering, Lionel, 148
Vector Graphics, 103–104
Victor Comptometer, 89–90
Vincent, Norm, 74, 228
Vista operating system, 385–386

Wtop

Wanamaker, John, 383
Wang, An, 9, 22–23, 109–111, 115–116, 119–120, 127–129, 375, 377, 379–380
Wang, Fred, 23, 110, 113, 115–120, 125, 128–129
Wang Labs, 9, 23, 66–67, 111–112, 115–116, 117, 119, 123–132
   See also Cunningham, John
Watson, Arthur (Dick), 25, 33, 34
Watson, Mitch, 334, 338
Watson, Thomas J., Jr., 2–3, 12–26, 30, 33–34, 35, 36, 130, 380
Watson, Thomas J., Sr., 1–4, 12–22
Webb, J. Sidney, 294
Welch, Jack, 316
Welsbach mantle, 376
Welsh, Denny, 322
Western Electric, 133, 134, 136, 138, 140, 142, 146, 148–149, 166
Weyman, Bob, 365
Whalen, Ken, 144, 151
White, Gene, 53, 54, 55–56, 57, 59, 65, 295
Wiggens, Ben, 149
Wilcoxxen, Sam, 162
Williams, Al, 23
Wilson, Mike, 188–189, 190
Wladawsky-Berger, Irving, 322, 325–326
WordPerfect, 101, 107, 129, 202–203, 205, 207
word processing, 71–72, 74–76, 117
WorkDay, 382, 392
Wozniak, Steve, 198

Xtop

Xerox, 75, 196–198

Ytop

Yamamoto, Takuma, 291–292, 294
Yansouni, Cyril, 350, 354
Yoshikawa, Shiro, 295–296
Young, John, 9, 76, 173, 179, 269, 355, 356, 359, 360–362, 379
Yu, Albert, 367

Ztop

Zander, Ed, 180
Zempke, Joe, 331–333
Zynga, 387