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Publication date 1996 topics computer industry california santa clara county. How the boys of silicon valley make their millions, battle foreign competition, and still cant get a date. Search for library items search for lists search for. On page 24 of accidental empires, his bestselling 1992 book about the birth of the pc business, robert x. Computer manufacturing isafter cars, energy production and ille. The paperback of the accidental empires by robert x.
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