9780905435138 - Computer Science de French, C.S. (2 resultados)

Condición: Good. [ No Hassle 30 Day Returns ][ Ships Daily ] [ Underlining/Highlighting: NONE ] [ Writing: NONE ] [ Edition: first ] Publisher: D.P. Publications Pub Date: 1/1/1982 Binding: reprint Pages: 438 first edition.

Paperback. Condición: Fair. Computer Science ? An Instructional Manual (1980) by C. S. French D. P. Publications ? ISBN: 0905435133 Condition: Fair As sold by Crappy Old Books Welcome to 1980, when ?computer science? still sounded slightly mysterious, slightly bureaucratic, and faintly like something you needed permission to study. Computer Science ? An Instructional Manual is exactly what it says on the tin: a no-nonsense guide from the era of chunky keyboards, dot-matrix confidence, and the unshakeable belief that if you could master Boolean algebra you would be welcomed into the future like a minor deity. This is not a glossy modern ?learn to code in 24 hours? book with cheerful cartoons and a companion website that no longer exists. This is a proper instructional manual: structured, earnest, and quietly intimidating. It assumes you are here to learn , not to be ?inspired.? The cover alone is a time capsule: a purple haze of 80s seriousness, topped with a list of topics that reads like the syllabus of a nation preparing to digitise itself one worksheet at a time. Inside you?ll find the classic foundations: Computer language and operation (because computers were not yet pretending to be friendly) Applications (the idea that a computer might be useful ) Boolean algebra and machine logic (the good, crunchy stuff) Data structures, iteration, files, translation (yes, translation ? because everything used to feel like it needed translating) Statistical methods and simulation And that marvellous period phrase: analog and hybrid computers (because the future hadn?t decided what it wanted to be yet) There?s something deeply comforting about manuals like this. They belong to a world where knowledge had edges, learning had steps, and the machine did what you told it ? provided you were precise, patient, and willing to accept that a missing semicolon could ruin your afternoon. (Some things never change.) Condition: Fair , as sold by Crappy Old Books. This copy has lived the instructional life. Expect wear, scuffing, and that general ?I have been carried to class? vibe. It is not pristine, it is experienced ? like a veteran of the computer lab, quietly judging your modern lack of respect for documentation. Perfect for: Retro-computing enthusiasts and syllabus archaeologists Teachers and collectors who love old technical ephemera Anyone who thinks modern tech culture could do with a little more rigour and fewer buzzwords People who want to see what ?computer science? looked like before it became a lifestyle Buy it for the history. Buy it for the foundations. Buy it because there?s a certain joy in reading about ?computer files? from a time when a file was an event, not a background process. A solid chunk of 1980 instructional seriousness ? slightly battered, still determined to teach you.