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Software People: An Insider's Look at the Personal Computer Software Industry
by Douglas G. Carlston
ISBN: 0671509713
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skmurphy
· 2025-01-22 ·
Original thread
Another good perspective on the early days of PC Software is "Software People" (1985)
https://www.amazon.com/Software-People-Insiders-Personal-Com...
by Doug Carlston who was the founder of Broderbund Software.