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Secrest, Meryle, author.
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Ing. C. Olivetti & C. Divisione elettronica -- History.
Computer industry -- Italy -- History -- 20th century.
Computer science -- Italy -- History -- 20th century.
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The mysterious affai...
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The mysterious affair at Olivetti : IBM, the CIA, and the Cold War conspiracy to shut down production of the world's first desktop computer / Meryle Secrest.
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Secrest, Meryle, author.
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2019.
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Ing. C. Olivetti & C. Divisione elettronica -- History.
Computer industry -- Italy -- History -- 20th century.
Computer science -- Italy -- History -- 20th century.
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9780451493651 (hardcover) :
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304 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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First edition.
Contents:
Oranges -- "A clear head and a nimble leg" -- The convent -- Enter Adriano -- Giustizia e libertà -- Terror and resolve -- The brown affair -- A black crossing -- A wilderness of mirrors -- Enigma variations -- The experience of a lifetime -- High stakes -- The curious case of the second death -- Acknowledgments -- Bibliography -- Notes -- Index.
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The never-before-told true account of the design and development of the first desktop computer by the world's most famous high-styled typewriter company, more than a decade before the arrival of the Osborne 1, the Apple 1, the first Intel microprocessor, and IBM's PC5150.
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Aina Haina Public Library
Adult Nonfiction
338.76213 Se
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Hawaii State Library
Business, Science & Technology
338.76213 Se
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Hilo Public Library
Adult Nonfiction
338.76213 Secrest
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