ELECTRONIC LIFE: How to think about computers
by Crichton, Michael
- Used
- near fine
- Condition
- Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0345317394
- ISBN 13
- 9780345317391
- Seller
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Rougemont, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
New York: Ballantine Books, 1983. Wraps. Near Fine. 1st Ballantine edition, 1983. Near Fine. 12mo., 266 pp., bound in publishers glossy wraps, priced at $3.95. Clean and unmark, appears to be unread. Crichton wrote Electronic Life, a book that introduces BASIC programming to its readers. The book, written like a glossary, with entries such as: "Afraid of Computers (everybody is)", "Buying a Computer" and "Computer Crime", was intended to introduce the idea of personal computers to a reader who might be faced with the hardship of using them at work or at home for the first time. It defined basic computer jargon and assured readers that they could master the machine when it inevitably arrived. - Wiki.
Synopsis
Electronic Life is a 1983 non-fiction book by Michael Crichton, an author better known for his novels. The book was intended to introduce the idea of personal computers to a reader who might be faced with them at work or at home for the first time. It defined basic jargon and assured readers that they could master the machine when it inevitably arrived. Electronic Life is written as a glossary, with entries like "Afraid of Computers (everybody is)," "Buying a Computer," and "Computer Crime".
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- Bookseller
- Frey Fine Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 29939
- Title
- ELECTRONIC LIFE: How to think about computers
- Author
- Crichton, Michael
- Format/Binding
- Wraps
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0345317394
- ISBN 13
- 9780345317391
- Publisher
- Ballantine Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1983
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