Accidental Empires: How the Boys of Silicon Valley Make Their Millions, Battle Foreign Competition, and Still Can't Get a Date

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X. Cringely, R. (1996). Accidental Empires: How the Boys of Silicon Valley Make Their Millions, Battle Foreign Competition, and Still Can't Get a Date. Harper Business.

Harper Business, 1996. 384 pages. Paperback. 9780887308550

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a chip that Gates correctly called “brain damaged”

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Accidental Empires: How the Boys of Silicon Valley Make Their Millions, Battle Foreign Competition, and Still Can't Get a Date
by Robert X. Cringely

July 19, 2025 - July 20, 2025 (silicon-valley-etc)

PREFACE

PREFACE

1. THE DEMO-GOD

THE DEMO-GOD

2. THE TYRANNY OF THE NORMAL DISTRIBUTION

THE TYRANNY OF THE NORMAL DISTRIBUTION

3. WHY THEY DON’T CALL IT COMPUTER VALLEY

WHY THEY DON’T CALL IT COMPUTER VALLEY

4. AMATEUR HOUR

AMATEUR HOUR

5. ROLE MODELS

ROLE MODELS

6. CHAIRMAN BILL LEADS THE HAPPY WORKERS IN SONG

CHAIRMAN BILL LEADS THE HAPPY WORKERS IN SONG

7. ALL IBM STORIES ARE TRUE

ALL IBM STORIES ARE TRUE

8. SOFTWARE ENVY

SOFTWARE ENVY

9. CLONES

CLONES

10. THE PROPHET

THE PROPHET

11. FONT WARS

FONT WARS

12. ON THE BEACH

ON THE BEACH

13. ECONOMICS OF SCALE

ECONOMICS OF SCALE

14. COUNTER-REFORMATION

COUNTER-REFORMATION

15. FUTURE COMPUTING

FUTURE COMPUTING

Accidental Empires: How the Boys of Silicon Valley Make Their Millions, Battle Foreign Competition, and Still Can't Get a Date by Robert X. Cringely July 19, 2025 - July 20, 2025 (silicon-valley-etc)

1. THE DEMO-GOD

2. THE TYRANNY OF THE NORMAL DISTRIBUTION

3. WHY THEY DON’T CALL IT COMPUTER VALLEY

4. AMATEUR HOUR

5. ROLE MODELS

6. CHAIRMAN BILL LEADS THE HAPPY WORKERS IN SONG

7. ALL IBM STORIES ARE TRUE

8. SOFTWARE ENVY

9. CLONES

10. THE PROPHET

11. FONT WARS

12. ON THE BEACH

13. ECONOMICS OF SCALE

14. COUNTER-REFORMATION

15. FUTURE COMPUTING

Accidental Empires: How the Boys of Silicon Valley Make Their Millions, Battle Foreign Competition, and Still Can't Get a Date
by Robert X. Cringely

July 19, 2025 - July 20, 2025 (silicon-valley-etc)