Multiflow Computer: A Start-up Odyssey

Multiflow Computer is the personal story of a computer start-up, centered on Josh Fisher and his creation of VLIW architecture. Written by his wife, the book describes Multiflow's initial funding problems, its emergence as a rising star, increasingly desperate searches for funding, and its shutting down after the failure of negotiations with the Digital Equipment Corporation.

The computer industry was the Wild West in the 1980s—fun; it seemed like anything could happen. Josh thought his radi...