The race for perfect
Subtitle: the quest to design the ultimate portable computer
By: by Steve Hamm.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 293
Subjects: Microcomputers; Portable computers -- Design and construction
Description: "Personal computing has reshaped economies and industries, and is transforming how we express ourselves and relate to one another. The most personal of personal computers are the portables. We carry these gadgets with us wherever we go, whether they're laptops, smartphones, or the coolest new Web-surfing devices. The Race for Perfect tells the story of two generations of entrepreneurs, designers, and engineers as they have struggled to make ever-better portables."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The quest; title: Dynabook and the legacy of Xerox PARC; title: Compaq vs. Apple; title: ThinkPad; title: Yang's dream; title: Kodachi; title: The race; title: Hype, FUD and e-Marketing; title: Very small computers; title: The convergence converges; title: The future of portable computing.