In reply to Margaret's request:
You might want to look at some of the following
-A History of Microprocessor Development at Intel, IEEE MICRO, Feb, 1981,
p. 8-21; turns out that Intel (like many other companies) invented the
thing in response to a customer's request.
-Fumbling the Future: How Xerox Invented, Then Ignored the First Personal
Computer, Smith and Alexander, William Morrow, 1988
-The Sources of Innovation, Eric Von Hippel, Oxford University Press, 1988
-Game Over: How Nintendo Zapped an American Industry, Captured Your
Dollars, and Enslaved Your Children, David Sheff, Random House, 1993
These are just a few, also consider classics like Diffusion of Innovations
(Rogers, 1995), and Structures of Scientific Revolution (Kuhn, 62/70).
Hope this helps.
Hal
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