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The Legend of Amdahl

Hardcover • 2000 • English

The Legend of Amdahl

By Jeffrey L. Rodengen

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About the book

In 1970, a brilliant engineer left the world's largest computer maker to start a competitor. The engineer's name was Gene Amdahl, and he had been instrumental in developing the IBM 360 - the mainframe that introduced the world to large-scale computing. Amdahl was determined that he would beat Big Blue. In 1970, he recruited a group of engineers and founded Amdahl Corporation. Development began on the first true competition to IBM. The story of Amdahl Corporation is a testament to flexibility. Ea...Show more

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ISBN

9780945903192

Published year

2000

Language

English

Original title

The Legend of Amdahl

Format

Hardcover

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