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Code: Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software

Charles Petzold, Charles Petzold

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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 …

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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Charles Petzold: Code (Hardcover, 1999, Microsoft Press)

Code: Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software

Hardcover, 393 pages

English language

Published Nov. 15, 1999 by Microsoft Press.

ISBN:: 978-0-7356-0505-3
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OCLC Number:: 42290141

Charles Petzold, Charles Petzold: Code, 2nd Edition (EBook, 2022, Pearson Education)

Code, 2nd Edition

EPUB 3, 480 pages

English language

Published Aug. 2, 2022 by Pearson Education.

ISBN:: 978-0-13-790929-2
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Charles Petzold: Code (Paperback, 2000, Microsoft Press)

Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software

Paperback, 400 pages

English language

Published Oct. 11, 2000 by Microsoft Press.

ISBN:: 978-0-7356-1131-3
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Charles Petzold, Charles Petzold: Code Second Edition (Paperback, Microsoft)

Code Second Edition

Paperback, 469 pages

Published by Microsoft.

ISBN:: 978-0-13-790910-0
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Charles Petzold, Charles Petzold: Code, 2nd Edition (EBook, 2022, Pearson Education)

Code, 2nd Edition

EPUB 3, 480 pages

English language

Published Aug. 2, 2022 by Pearson Education.

ISBN:: 978-0-13-790929-2
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Code: the hidden language of computer hardware and software

393 pages

English language

Published 2000 by Microsoft Press.

ISBN:: 978-0-7356-3468-8
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OCLC Number:: 501191359

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