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| ISBN: | 9780735636828
0735636826
9780735638723
0735638721
9780735634688
0735634688
9780735611313
0735611319
9780735605053
073560505X
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| Digital file characteristics: | text file
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| Notes: | Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010.
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| Summary: | "What do flashlights, the British invasion, black cats, and seesaws have to do with computers? In CODE, they show us the ingenious ways we manipulate language and invent new means of communicating with each other. And through CODE, we see how this ingenuity and our very human compulsion to communicate have driven the technological innovations of the past two centuries. Using everyday objects and familiar language systems such as Braille and Morse code, author Charles Petzold weaves an illuminating narrative for anyone who's ever wondered about the secret inner life of computers and other smart machines. It's a cleverly illustrated and eminently comprehensible story--and along the way, you'll discover you've gained a real context for understanding today's world of PCs, digital media, and the Internet. No matter what your level of technical savvy, CODE will charm you--and perhaps even awaken the technophile within"--Provided by publisher.
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| Other form: | Print version: Petzold, Charles, 1953- Code. Redmond, Wash. : Microsoft Press, ©2000 0735611319
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| Standard no.: | 9780735636828
9780735634688
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