02543nam 2200625 a 450 991013959090332120200520144314.01-280-49355-097866135887841-86189-737-5(CKB)2550000000070992(EBL)811354(OCoLC)767502738(SSID)ssj0000633628(PQKBManifestationID)11397834(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000633628(PQKBWorkID)10620966(PQKB)10340454(MiAaPQ)EBC811354(Au-PeEL)EBL811354(CaPaEBR)ebr10520508(CaONFJC)MIL358878(EXLCZ)99255000000007099220120104d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrComputer[electronic resource] /Paul AtkinsonLondon Reaktion Books20101 online resource (258 p.)ObjektDescription based upon print version of record.1-86189-664-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Computer Cover; Imprint page; Contents; Introduction: Computer Histories; 1. Polar Positions; 2. Personal Matters; 3. Power Tools; 4. Futuristic Fantasies; References; Select Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Photo Acknowledgements; IndexThe pixelated rectangle we spend most of our day staring at in silence is not the television as many long feared, but the computer-the ubiquitous portal of work and personal lives. At this point, the computer is almost so common we don't notice it in our view. It's difficult to envision that not that long ago it was a gigantic, room-sized structure only to be accessed by a few inspiring as much awe and respect as fear and mystery. Now that the machine has decreased in size and increased in popular use, the computer has become a prosaic appliance, little-more noted than a toaObjekt.ComputersHistoryComputersSocial aspectsComputer engineeringHistoryElectronic books.ComputersHistory.ComputersSocial aspects.Computer engineeringHistory.004.09Atkinson Paul28015MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910139590903321Computer1954250UNINA