A Bibliographic Guide to the History of Computing, Computers, and the Information Processing Industry.

Cloth, 8vo, xi, 644 pp. 4,551 entries. From the Introduction: "The purpose of this bibliographic guide is to serve as a general introduction to the literature of the industry. Cast in historical terms, it provides an annotated list of published materials describing the history of the industry as well as items of importance to those interested in the general topic. It includes listings of current publications of relevance to those focusing on today's events, such as computer magazines. There are also citations of a strictly historical nature. The bibliography includes many historically important contemporary publications, such as those describing hardware and software of past decades, seminal technical papers (some dating back more than a half century), application briefs, and industry surveys. I included contemporary material on punch card technology and its use, since tabulating equipment was a source of technology inspiring the emergence of the computer and later, an incentive for early users of the new machines. The volume also includes developments of the 1970s and 1980s, such as the expanding role of Japan and other countries in the industry and the emergence of microcomputers." Chapters cover: Reference and Introductory Materials; Pre-History of Information Processing; Origins of Modern Computing; Between Two World Wars; Hardware, 1939-1960s; Hardware, 1960s-1980s; Programming Languages; Software and Applications; Information Processing Industry. With author and subject indexes. Fine.…