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Author:

Secrest, Meryle, author.

Title:

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.

Edition:

First Edition.

Publisher:

Alfred A. Knopf,

Copyright Date:

2019

Description:

304 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Subject:

Ing. C. Olivetti & C.--Divisione elettronica--History.
Computer industry--Italy--History--20th century.
Computer science--Italy--History--20th century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [287]-290) and index.

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.

Summary:

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.

ISBN:

0451493656
9780451493651

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1085594159

LCCN:

2018059556

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