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Re: THE DYNAMICS OF THE COMPUTER INDUSTRY: Book Review
- Subject: Re: THE DYNAMICS OF THE COMPUTER INDUSTRY: Book Review
- From: nathalie@foghorn.cc.utexas.edu (S. T. Nathalie)
- Date: 28 Sep 1993 08:15:48 -0500
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- Organization: The University of Texas - Austin
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BOOK RATING: Highly Recommended. (9.4 on a scale from 1 to 10)
> Title: THE DYNAMICS OF THE COMPUTER INDUSTRY: MODELING THE SUPPLY OF
> WORKSTATIONS AND THEIR COMPONENTS
> Author: W.R. Touma, Ph.D.
> Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
This book is a must read for Engineers, Economists, Scientists, CEOs &
Managers of high tech corporations, or anybody interested in acquiring
a new computer system--whether a mainframe, a workstation, or a
portable; it is written with such style and clarity that a computer
illiterate could find it interesting to read and easy to understand.
In my opinion, this book will be a worthwhile addition to a computer
owner's library. Chapter 2, for instance, presents the most
comprehensive and detailed analysis of the computer industry and all
the components that make the computer workstation what it is today.
All the technology drivers affecting the attributes (ex: cost,
performance...) of the computer and the attributes of all of its
components (ICs, Hard Disk, Display, and Operating System) are
presented.
Furthermore, the book will help the reader make a better choice of a
computer platform in the future, and what kind of performance features
to look for, instead of the computer jargon that all the newspapers
and magazines keep confusing us with. From the results included, one
would be able to estimate how much would a megabyte of DRAM or
Magnetic Hard Disk cost in 1993, 1994.. and how much would a CRT with a
10,000 pixels/sq.inch resolution cost in 1993,1994..
The sheer amount of data collected made this book worth my while, and
at a very affordable cost (with a 30% discount--see below--I paid
$48.96 + TSH) when compared to the cost of reports that a professional
data collection agency charges (> $8,000).
> BOOK INFO:
>
> THE DYNAMICS OF THE COMPUTER INDUSTRY: MODELING THE SUPPLY OF
> WORKSTATIONS AND THEIR COMPONENTS, by Walid R. Touma, Ph.D. Kluwer
> Academic Publishers, Norwell, MA. Bibliographical References, Index.
> 235 pp. $69.95. Navy leather hard cover, gold embossed.
> ISBN: 0-7923-9331-7.
>
>
> The book is being sold with a 30% discount at:
>
> Technologies & Computer Consultants
> 1741 Spyglass Drive, Suite 227
> Austin, Texas 78746
> Phone: (512) 327-5196
> Fax: (512) 327-7491
>
> To get more info on the book, please send e-mail to:
> touma@cerc.utexas.edu.
I ordered the book from a company in town (Austin), Technologies &
Computer Consultants; the staff was very courteous and extremely
professional. I received my book within 4 days from the date I sent my
check in, well packaged and presented. (I understand that Technologies
& Computer Consultants is accepting orders by credit card now; I was
notified by phone after I had sent my check in, however.)
S. T. Nathalie
UT SB&C
P.S. The book's preface is one of the most effective half page
prefaces I have read in a long time. Two Thumbs UP.