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Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software by Charles Petzold (Paperback, 2000)

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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.

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PublisherMicrosoft Press,U.S.

ISBN-139780735611313

eBay Product ID (ePID)94740099

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Number of Pages400 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameCode: the Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software

Publication Year2000

SubjectComputer Science

TypeTextbook

AuthorCharles Petzold

FormatPaperback

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Item Height226 mm

Item Weight470 g

Item Width149 mm

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Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States

Title_AuthorCharles Petzold

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by wuhe1BdKQVi@Deleted
24 Nov, 2016
good book
From dead simple to total sophistication, with nothing missing in between. The information is not dense so that I didn't have to reread a page again and again to understand. You get knowledge from the book.
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