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Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software
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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 illumi…
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Mommy, Why is There a Server in the House?
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A “stay-at-home” server: you know it’s the right thing for your family. But how do you explain this wonderful choice to your children? Finally, there’s a book that talks about the home server using small words and fun pictures, perfect for kids. Written by Tom O’Connor and lovingly illustrated by Jill Dublin, this is a book you and your family will want to read over and over again.
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