Code : the hidden language of computer hardware and software /

Code : the hidden language of computer hardware and software /

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Author / Creator:Petzold, Charles, 1953-
Imprint:Redmond, Wash. : Microsoft Press, ©2000.
Description:1 online resource (iii, 393 pages) : illustrations.
Language:English
Series:DV-Undefined Ser.
DV-Undefined Ser.
Subject:
Computer programming.
Coding theory.
Coding theory
Computer programming
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13597713
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ISBN:9780735636828
0735636826
9780735638723
0735638721
9780735634688
0735634688
9780735611313
0735611319
9780735605053
073560505X
Digital file characteristics:text file
Notes:Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010.
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212
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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.
Other form:Print version: Petzold, Charles, 1953- Code. Redmond, Wash. : Microsoft Press, ©2000 0735611319
Standard no.:9780735636828
9780735634688
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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.

Physical Description:1 online resource (iii, 393 pages) : illustrations.
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
ISBN:9780735636828
0735636826
9780735638723
0735638721
9780735634688
0735634688
9780735611313
0735611319
9780735605053
073560505X

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