A hilarious look at computer

A hilarious look at computer

Dave Barry in Cyberspace (Paperback)

Customer Review

I'm a computer science major and have developed a slight snobbish and resentment to anything the non-professionals have to say about computing technology. I'm used to the precision and conciseness of technical and academic literatures. But still, I've gotta to give Barry some credit. This guy does know his computer, from the first generation Radio Shack computer to the super cool, state-of-art Pentium 100 Windows 95 PC (Hey, the book which written in 1996, that's like the Stone Age in the computer time). The funky dude even knows a thing or two about basic programming. Besides, this has to be one of the funniest books on the subject of computer. Rock on, Dave! One complaint, too much bashing gates. I know it probably what a hip thing to do back in the nineties, but it is not that funny anymore.

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