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Edwards traces how computers have emerged as the dominant technology as a direct result of Cold War politics and the defense research it engendered. From the first use of room-size mainframes to coordinate missile systems, Pentagon research aimed toward complete computer control, including the budget-busting and ultimately impractical Strategic Defensive Initiative. Edwards relates how the technolog--which is now so open as to be nearly anarchic--began in strictly enclosed secrecy. The military computer goal of perfect "command, control and communication" systems was understood to mean communication only within a very closed world. Edwards' thesis is that this approach influenced the very structure of our modern computers. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
The Nation, Grant Kester
The Closed World functions as both a fascinating glimpse into the history of computing and a cogent reminder of the extent to which this history continues to inform our vision of the future. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Edwards traces how computers have emerged as the dominant technology as a direct result of Cold War politics and the defense research it engendered. From the first use of room-size mainframes to coordinate missile systems, Pentagon research aimed toward complete computer control, including the budget-busting and ultimately impractical Strategic Defensive Initiative. Edwards relates how the technolog--which is now so open as to be nearly anarchic--began in strictly enclosed secrecy. The military computer goal of perfect "command, control and communication" systems was understood to mean communication only within a very closed world. Edwards' thesis is that this approach influenced the very structure of our modern computers. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
The Nation, Grant Kester
The Closed World functions as both a fascinating glimpse into the history of computing and a cogent reminder of the extent to which this history continues to inform our vision of the future. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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