Any book like this? (Read inside)

[Night201]

Looking for a book that talks about the history of IBM, MS, Apple, Dell, etc...

Looking for a book that has all of these or an individual book for these companies.

Example. A book that tells about the the early days of the companies, how they got their money, their first purchasing of their corporate building, etc.

A book version of Pirates of Silicon Valley would be another good example of what I am looking for.

 

[conjur]

like this one?
better link

 

[Encryptic]

"Hard Drive: Bill Gates and The Making of The Microsoft Empire" is a good read, although it only covers Microsoft and Bill Gates up to about 1991, which is when it came out. Lot of good information about Bill Gates, how he got started and Microsoft's early days, though.

 

[FeathersMcGraw]

The (auto)biography of Thomas Watson, Jr. has fascinating insight into the business end of IBM, both before and after it entered the PC era (Yes, IBM existed before computers).

Father, Son & Co: My Life at IBM and Beyond

 

[NogginBoink]

Michael Dell has written a book on the history of Dell.