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Book Title: A Bibliographic Guide To The History Of Computing, Computers...
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 1.6in
Item Width: 6in
Author: James w. Cortada
Publication Name: Bibliographic Guide to the History of Computing, Computers, and the Information Processing Industry
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication Year: 1990
Series: Bibliographies and Indexes in Science and Technology Ser.
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 40.1 Oz
Number of Pages: 656 Pages
