Description: One of the most important elements in the computer revolution has been agreement on technological standards. This book tells the complete story of the battle between several competing technologies in the late 1970s and early 1980s to become the compatibility standard in one high-tech arena, the LAN (local area network) industry.
Review Quotes: "It was refreshing to see that--at last--one author in the standards domain acknowledges the importance of individual contributors and refrains from seeing the world purely through an economist's eyes."--Knowledge, Technology, & Policy