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Computer Factoids - Tales from the High-Tech Underbelly (Hardcover): Kirk Kirksey

Computer Factoids - Tales from the High-Tech Underbelly (Hardcover)

Kirk Kirksey

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Computers are those unfathomable contraptions everyone everywhere loves to hate. We can't live with them, but we can't live without them. Contempt for our byte-based existence has developed universal appeal crossing boundaries of culture, economics, religion, and language. Everyone you know has a "those stupid computers" story. If you think you have heard it all, STOP.

The digital revolution began in 1951. "Computer Factoids" chronicles behind-the-scenes digital weirdness from Day One. Kirk Kirksey covers the landscape of computer history, cyber legend, digital mythology, and Internet lore. Put away your pocket protector because you won't find any techno-babble on these pages. Each of these 39 high-tech yarns is an easy-read with a serious dose of attitude. Whether it is a computer powered by rotting potatoes or a symphony performed by obsolete dot-matrix printers or a computerized bra equipped with a modem, these tales of the digital surreal will make you stand up and shout, "Honey, you're not going to believe this."

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Imprint: Iuniverse, Inc.
Country of origin: United States
Release date: April 2005
First published: April 2005
Authors: Kirk Kirksey
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover - Sewn / Cloth over boards / With dust jacket
Pages: 156
ISBN-13: 978-0-595-66440-5
Categories: Books > Computing & IT > General theory of computing > General
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LSN: 0-595-66440-7
Barcode: 9780595664405

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