Foreword

Remember the olden days?

I vaguely remember this odd box called a computer gradually conquering corners of my living room and bedroom. Can you recall those times? We would "use a computer" for some specific tasks, such as writing a letter.

The term computer was quite popular back then. Now, the word is no longer part of our active vocabulary, let alone "use a computer", who says that anymore? Nobody does. That is because computers are no longer odd boxes in corners. They are the notebooks and mobile phones that we use every day. They are also the hybrids between the two, such as tablets and netbooks. They are the servers that run websites we constantly use as well. Even today's TVs are full-blown computers.

I find this change fascinating. ...

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