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"The Man Who Invented the Computer: The Biography of John Atanasoff, Digital Pioneer" by Jane Smiley; Doubleday (256 pages, $25.95) Neither Steve Jobs nor Bill Gates invented the computer, despite the ...

The Small Business Resources Web site (www.sbri.com/acro2.htm) has a database of high-tech abbreviations, from ABC (Atanasoff-Berry Computer) to ZIF (Zero Insertion Force).