Frank Lavena, Pat Ehresmann, Ruth Aley and Berenice Hoffman

Contents

1•The Silicon Jungle[1]
2•The Kaypro Phenomenon: How Solana Beach Took on Silicon Valley[14]
3•After the War[36]
4•WordStar: The Creators[45]
5•The Select Word Processor: Martin Dean versus the Command-Driven Restaurants[65]
6•Three Software Stories: Motorcycles, Homes, and the $200,000-a-Year Disk[73]
7•Graphics (or How a Mouse Helped Joe Shelton’s Friends Stop Feeling Like Rats)[93]
8•People: The Who-How Solution[100]
9•The Hal Syndrome[128]
10•Jewels that Blip[163]
11•Wired to Work[200]
12•How I Found “God” on MCI (and a Few Other Odds and Ends About Electronic Mail)[228]
13•Net Gain$[234]
14•As the Jungle Thickens (AKA the Great Modeming)[249]
Afterword [271]
BACKUP •More Tips and Tales from the Jungle[279]
BACKUP I •Twenty-Six Questions to Ask at (and About) the Computer Store[281]
BACKUP II •A Few Grouchy Words on Printers[294]
BACKUP III •The Lucky 13: What to Look for in Choosing Software[302]
BACKUP IV •On the Evolution of Software (and a “Perfecter and Perfecter” Program)[310]
BACKUP V •“3-D” versus Mail-Order Software—and How to Shop[319]
BACKUP VI •“Easy” Data Bases: Another View (Mensa Member Versus InfoStar)[323]
BACKUP VII •Graphics Tips[331]
BACKUP VIII •Consultant Contracts: Some Who-How Questions[339]
BACKUP IX •Window Shopping[343]
BACKUP X •Of Mice and Men—and Touch Pads, Touch Screens, Etc.[346]
BACKUP XI •The Micro Connection: Some Critical Explanations[349]
BACKUP XII •MODEM7: An Almost-Free and Fairly Easy Way to Talk to Other Computers[354]
BACKUP XIII •Why Not an Electronic Peace Corps?[366]
INDEX• [375]

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The Silicon Jungle

Americans are fighting each other not just in the marketplace but also in the Silicon Jungle.