Transforming Computer Technology Alex Kendall This book is a window

This book is a window into that time

from the teenager celebrating confirmation to the elderly looking back on a long life

The book: Defines a series of central concepts in this new branch of social and cultural research Challenges existing conceptual and analytical categories Showcases new and innovative methods Theorises the digital world in new ways Encourages us to rethink pre-digital practices

and Chris Carter

Transforming Computer Technology Alex Kendall This book is a windowOver the course of several decades, the Pentagon's Information Processing Techniques Office (IPTO) helped transform computing from a cumbersome enterprise based on batch processing to the instantly interactive, graphically rich, highly intelligent computing of today. With the purpose of improving command and control systems for the military, IPTO researchers strengthened time sharing, laid the groundwork for graphics and parallel processing,