LEADER 02509nam 2200613 a 450 001 9910815655703321 005 20230207231603.0 010 $a1-280-49355-0 010 $a9786613588784 010 $a1-86189-737-5 035 $a(CKB)2550000000070992 035 $a(EBL)811354 035 $a(OCoLC)767502738 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000633628 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11397834 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000633628 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10620966 035 $a(PQKB)10340454 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC811354 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL811354 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10520508 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL358878 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000070992 100 $a20120104d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aComputer$b[electronic resource] /$fPaul Atkinson 210 $aLondon $cReaktion Books$d2010 215 $a1 online resource (258 p.) 225 1 $aObjekt 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-86189-664-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aComputer 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; Index 330 $aThe pixelated rectangle we spend most of our day staring at in silence is not the television as many long feared, but the computer-the ubiquitous portal of work and personal lives. At this point, the computer is almost so common we don't notice it in our view. It's difficult to envision that not that long ago it was a gigantic, room-sized structure only to be accessed by a few inspiring as much awe and respect as fear and mystery. Now that the machine has decreased in size and increased in popular use, the computer has become a prosaic appliance, little-more noted than a toa 410 0$aObjekt. 606 $aComputers$xHistory 606 $aComputers$xSocial aspects 606 $aComputer engineering$xHistory 615 0$aComputers$xHistory. 615 0$aComputers$xSocial aspects. 615 0$aComputer engineering$xHistory. 676 $a004.09 700 $aAtkinson$b Paul$028015 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910815655703321 996 $aComputer$91954250 997 $aUNINA