Printed page. In Morse code, every letter of the alphabet corresponds to a short series of dots and dashes, as you can see in the following table. Although Morse code has absolutely nothing to do with computers, becoming familiar with the nature inner structures of computer hardware and software. View Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software Ebook Code: The Hidden Language.
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By Charles Petzold
Part of the Developer Best Practices series.
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Published 10/11/2000
1st Edition
400 pages
Book 978-0-7356-1131-3
eBook 978-0-7356-9260-2
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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