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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.Product Identifiers
PublisherMicrosoft Press,U.S.
ISBN-139780735611313
eBay Product ID (ePID)87285429
Product Key Features
Number of Pages400 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameCode: the Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software
Publication Year2000
SubjectComputer Science
TypeTextbook
AuthorCharles Petzold
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height226 mm
Item Weight470 g
Item Width149 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
Title_AuthorCharles Petzold
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- 23 May, 2019
Sketches on Batteries, Wires and Digital Code
The author obfuscates at times by pursuing too much detail. His diagrams are good but why has he not built the simple circuit relays, at least one of them to demonstrate what they look like? He is clearly obsessed with circuits and electric digital engineering on which modern computers are founded and how codes can be exploited using them. I think this book is more about digital circuits. It would be better titled "Batteries, Wires and Digital Codes". I generally would not recommend it but if you are into electrical circuits, perhaps as an electrician, this could be light reading that you would enjoy.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 14 Oct, 2020
Great if you really want to understand computers
Really good book, you need to work through it, but its explained in an interesting and complete way.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
