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Inventing the PC: the MCM/70 story by Stachniak, Zbigniew

“…Inventing the PC details the invention and design of the MCM/70 computer and the prolonged struggle to bring it to market…”
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Software Recovery and Beyond: The MCM/70 Case by Stachniak, Zbigniew

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MCM on Personal Software by Stachniak, Zbigniew

“…Micro Computer Machines was among the earliest companies to embark on the personal microcomputer project. The evolution of the company's views on personal…”
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MCM on Personal Software by Stachniak, Zbigniew

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Red Clones: The Soviet Computer Hobby Movement of the 1980s by Stachniak, Zbigniew

“…The Soviet microcomputer hobby movement began in the early 1980s. It passed through two main developmental stages before it melted away a decade later, leaving…”
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Learning From Prototypes by Stachniak, Zbigniew, Walden, David

“…Computer hardware development often involves a succession of hardware prototypes. These prototypes are often discarded once their functionality is tested,…”
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Software Recovery and Beyond by Stachniak, Zbigniew, Walden, David

“…Discusses the information storage work done by the York University Computer Museum(YUCoM) in 2016. YUCoM received 32 cassette tapes created at a Toronto-based…”
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Red Clones: Soviet Computer Hobby Movement of the 1980s by Stachniak, Zbigniew

“…The Soviet microcomputer hobby movement began in the early 1980s. It passed through two main developmental stages before it melted away a decade later, leaving…”
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old DOI 10.1109/MAHC.2015.43 - good doi -10.1109/MAHC.2015.11 - Red Clones: Soviet Computer Hobby Movement of the 1980s by Stachniak, Zbigniew

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This Is Not a Computer: Negotiating the Microprocessor by Stachniak, Zbigniew

“…The Intel 4004 μ-Computer is the earliest known microprocessor-based hardware distributed by Intel. This article relates the information concerning the 4004…”
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Early Commercial Electronic Distribution of Software by Stachniak, Zbigniew

“…Commercial electronic distribution of software (EDS) originated in the second half of the 1970s. By the early 1980s, several North American and European…”
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This Is Not a Computer: Negotiating the Microprocessor: Computer Industry Strategies by STACHNIAK, Zbigniew

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Inventing the PC by Stachniak, Zbigniew

“…The idea of creating a small desktop computer for personal use did not occur to Kutt suddenly. It was, rather, an evolutionary process powered by his expert…”
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Unveiling the Future by Stachniak, Zbigniew

“…The computer industry at large was mostly unaware of the developments at MCM. The company kept most of its secrets well guarded, only occasionally releasing…”
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It’s All About Power by Stachniak, Zbigniew

“…1973 was a successful year for MCM, one in which the company made excellent progress in both product development and marketing. By the end of the year, the…”
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MCM TIMELINE by Stachniak, Zbigniew

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The Day After by Stachniak, Zbigniew

“…For MCM , the ramifications of Kutt’s departure were difficult to predict. On the one hand, the power struggle was over and the first MCM/70 computers equipped…”
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At the Beginning, There Were Two by Stachniak, Zbigniew

“…In the fall of 1971 in Toronto, Merslau (Mers) Kutt, a wellknown Canadian entrepreneur, met Gordon Ramer, a software engineer and the assistant director of the…”
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Changing Fortunes by Stachniak, Zbigniew

“…In the end, the 16 July corporate shuffle at MCM had resolved none of the controversial issues and failed to steer the company out of its self-destructive mode…”
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The Making of the MCM/70 by Stachniak, Zbigniew

“…The first months of 1972 that followed the incorporation of KSI were rather unusual. As with any typical start-up company, KSI needed capital, technology, and…”
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