A history of computing technology
A history of computing technology
IBM's early computers
Office automation: a social and organizational perspective
Office automation: a social and organizational perspective
High-tech society: the story of the information technology revolution
High-tech society: the story of the information technology revolution
Creating the computer: government, industry, and high technology
Creating the computer: government, industry, and high technology
Executive support systems: the emergence of top management computer use
Executive support systems: the emergence of top management computer use
Who's afraid of Big Blue?
American genesis: a century of invention and technological enthusiasm
American genesis: a century of invention and technological enthusiasm
ICL: a business and technical history
ICL: a business and technical history
Decline and fall of the American programmer
Decline and fall of the American programmer
The computer in the United States: from laboratory to market, 1930 to 1960
The computer in the United States: from laboratory to market, 1930 to 1960
IEEE Spectrum
TQM for information systems management: quality practices for continuous improvement
TQM for information systems management: quality practices for continuous improvement
The Business Value of Computers: An Executive's Guide
The Business Value of Computers: An Executive's Guide
Bibliographic Guide to the History of Computing, Computers and the Information Processing Industry
Bibliographic Guide to the History of Computing, Computers and the Information Processing Industry
Information Systems in the Eighties: Products, Markets and Vendors
Information Systems in the Eighties: Products, Markets and Vendors
Data Processing Technology and Economics
Data Processing Technology and Economics
Proceedings of a Symposium on Large Scale Digital Calculating Machinery 1948
Proceedings of a Symposium on Large Scale Digital Calculating Machinery 1948
The Information Technology Revolution
The Information Technology Revolution
The Development of the ERMA Banking System: Lessons from History
IEEE Annals of the History of Computing
Using Textual Demographics to Understand Computer Use: 1950-1990
IEEE Annals of the History of Computing
Researching the History of Software from the 1960s
IEEE Annals of the History of Computing
Economic Preconditions That Made Possible Application of Commercial Computing in the United States
IEEE Annals of the History of Computing
IEEE Annals of the History of Computing
IT ecosystems: evolved complexity and unintelligent design
Proceedings of the 2007 symposium on Computer human interaction for the management of information technology
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This paper describes the commercial applications of the digital computer in the United States over the past 50 years. It suggests that as technology improved, new uses for computers appeared. Looking at major types of applications common to all industries and then at industry-specific uses, the author identifies several historically important phases in the adoption of applications. He suggests that future research should focus on the history of applications and, more specifically, by industry