ion that would become the longest-lasting and the most lucrative in the history of Silicon Valley. In 1977 with Bob Minor and Ed Oates, the three programmers found a software contracting company. Called System Development Corporation it started with a twelve hundred dollar investment that doubled its sales in eleven of its first twelve years. SDC filled a niche for companies that needed software that was compatible with all their computers. A success, SDC got a new name, Relational Software Inc., and then Oracle. Oracle software is everywhere from ATMs to airline reservations to data bases and government agencies. Although unsuccessful in his bid for Apple computer, he is now on Apple's board, his next vision is the network computer. A look at a man who fermented the computer revolution in the office who sees no end for his successes. A fascinating look at a man who is out to change the world, and make money at it!The personal computer (PC) has revolutionized business and personal activities and even the way people talk and think; however, its development has been less of a revolution than an evolution and convergence of three critical elements - thought, hardware, and software. Although the PC traces its lineage to the mainframe and minicomputers of the 1950s and 1960s, the conventional thought that was prevalent during the first thirty years of the computer age saw no value in a small computer that could be used by individuals. A PC is a microcomputer, so named because it is smaller than a minicomputer, which in turn is smaller than a mainframe computer. While early mainframes and their peripheral devices often took up the floor space of a house, minicomputers are about the size of a refrigerator and stove. The microcomputer, whose modern development traces back to the early 1970s, and fits on a desk. From the start, the creation of the computer was centered around the concept that a single unit would be used ...
