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Overdrive: Bill Gates and the Race to Control Cyberspace - 1st Edition/1st Printing
by Wallace, James
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0471180416
- ISBN 13
- 9780471180418
- Seller
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About This Item
New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1997. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0471180416 . First edition/first printing in Very Good+ condition with slightly cocked spine and stains to upper and fore edges in alike dust-jacket with one half inch closed tear along rear hinge, crease to front flap, and stain to back; Wallace tells the story of the computer visionary, Bill Gates, and his fierce competition with IBM and other technology giants to control the world's computer networks. In the early days of the internet, Gates and his Microsoft Corporation were the big players, but as the internet became more popular and complex, other companies, including Google, Apple, and Facebook, emerged to challenge Microsoft. Gates is a master at exploiting new technologies, and his ambition and drive have helped him become one of the world's richest men. Overdrive is a fascinating story of the birth of the internet and the ferocious competition among the biggest companies to control it.; 8vo; FSA .
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- Bookseller
- Books Tell You Why, Inc.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 31885
- Title
- Overdrive: Bill Gates and the Race to Control Cyberspace - 1st Edition/1st Printing
- Author
- Wallace, James
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0471180416
- ISBN 13
- 9780471180418
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1997
- Keywords
- Collectible Rare Out-Of-Print, Nonfiction, Internet, Microsoft
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