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Managing Microcomputers in Large Organizations http://www.nap.edu/catalog/167.html About this PDF file: This new digital representation of the original work has been recomposed from XML files created from the original paper book, not from the original typesetting files. Page breaks are true to the original; line lengths, word breaks, heading styles, and other typesetting-specific formatting, however, cannot be retained, and some typographic errors may have been accidentally inserted. Please use the print version of this publication as the authoritative version for attribution. INTRODUCTION 17 Introduction William H. Leary III* There are few, if any, precedents for the microcomputer explosion. It has surprised most of us and is now recognized as a major force of change in small and large organizations alike. Microcomputers are spreading rapidly into every walk of life. Unfortunately, such growth makes it difficult to identify clear trends and other underlying forces. The authors of the next three chapters are uniquely qualified to assess the status of and trends in microcomputer technology. Thomas Willmott of International Data Corporation begins with a broad review that gathers the threads of hardware, software, and communications into a fabric that explains the direction of the microcomputer/personal computer industry. He represents that special group of industry observers who can help us understand what is happening. The other authors, Mitchell Kapor and Robert Metcalfe, are leaders among the small number of visionary geniuses in the microcomputer industry. Kapor, whose software products include the enormously successful 1-2-3 as well as Visitrend and Visiplot, shares his observations on where microcomputer software is heading and looks at the apparent conflict between the successful * William H. Leary III is deputy director, Information Resources Management Systems, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
Managing Microcomputers in Large Organizations http://www.nap.edu/catalog/167.html About this PDF file: This new digital representation of the original work has been recomposed from XML files created from the original paper book, not from the original typesetting files. Page breaks are true to the original; line lengths, word breaks, heading styles, and other typesetting-specific formatting, however, cannot be retained, and some typographic errors may have been accidentally inserted. Please use the print version of this publication as the authoritative version for attribution. INTRODUCTION 18 software entrepreneur and the organizational needs of the software companies as they grow larger. Robert Metcalfe of 3Com Corporation is the well-known inventor of the Ethernet local area network technology and a major figure in microcomputer communications. He reviews the status and future of the increasingly important networking potential of microcomputers. Together, these three chapters offer an important perspective on the problems and potential of microcomputer technology. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
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