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MoreGamesNow · 2012-04-07 21:25:17

So I normally stay quiet about what I'm reading, but in this case, I'm so thoroughly excited I've got to share, and this community is probably the only one that will care big_smile

I've recently found a awesome website for learning how computers work on the most basic level. I though I was pretty much as basic as possible with logic gates, but no, it goes deeper and deeper.

If you don't really care how a computer works on the most micro and basic of levels (binary codes, relays, etc.) you can just go about your day. However, if you're interested in how a machine filled with wires that can only be off and on could possibly do anything fun or useful (how does it actually retrieve information and run programs?) read on. Will it make you a better programmer? Eh, probably not. Is it interesting? Of course!

How much do you know about computers? Have you read it? Are you as amazed as I am that such a relatively simple machine can do everything that you do on it?

Edit: if you're interested, it is here.

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jji7skyline · 2012-04-07 21:51:00

You have to buy the book?

Or is it the pdf version link?

If so, it's kinda boring tongue

MoreGamesNow · 2012-04-07 23:11:28

jji7skyline wrote:
You have to buy the book?

Or is it the pdf version link?

If so, it's kinda boring

Nope, I'm looking at it online, it's free. The table on contents is on the bottom of the page.

Edit: just click "2" to go to page 2, the beginning of the first chapter.

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TorbyFork234 · 2012-04-08 00:12:57

WOW, My mind just got BLOWN AWAY just by getting to page 8

RedRocker227 · 2012-04-08 05:06:29

Looks awesome, I'll have a look later.

MoreGamesNow · 2012-04-08 17:55:15

TorbyFork234 wrote:
WOW, My mind just got BLOWN AWAY just by getting to page 8

Blown away like "this is so awesome, I'm going to devote my entire spring break to reading it" or "this is more than I wanted to know, I'll stick to the stuff that actually matters"?

And I know that feeling. In the end, I decided that I could deconstruct the diagrams if I wanted to, and stopped trying to actually understand them lol

I'm well into the programming stuff now (I think it is actually programming in binary, on a 4-bit processor).

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TorbyFork234 · 2012-04-08 21:46:18

MoreGamesNow wrote:
TorbyFork234 wrote:
WOW, My mind just got BLOWN AWAY just by getting to page 8
Blown away like "this is so awesome, I'm going to devote my entire spring break to reading it" or "this is more than I wanted to know, I'll stick to the stuff that actually matters"?

And I know that feeling. In the end, I decided that I could deconstruct the diagrams if I wanted to, and stopped trying to actually understand them

I'm well into the programming stuff now (I think it is actually programming in binary, on a 4-bit processor).

As in, I have always wondered how computers work, and now I caught a little glimpse about how just keyboards work, the most basic kinds.

MoreGamesNow · 2012-04-09 13:58:35

TorbyFork234 wrote:
As in, I have always wondered how computers work, and now I caught a little glimpse about how just keyboards work, the most basic kinds.

They whole "key" concept actually applies to a lot more than just receiving user input (keep reading!). I'm not sure they still use them though hmm

Sidenote: The term "key" and "keyboard" might come from the term "key" as used to refer to circuits, rather than the other way around! Maybe that's why a keyboard is called a keyboard.

scimonster · 2012-04-09 14:12:14

I'll read it when I have a chance. I bookmarked it, which means it's now in the realm of websites I never look but thought I would want to. xD

MoreGamesNow · 2012-04-09 14:35:42

scimonster wrote:
I'll read it when I have a chance. I bookmarked it, which means it's now in the realm of websites I never look but thought I would want to. xD

lol. I bookmarked it too. I keep deleting and rebookmarking it at the page I'm on xD

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technoguyx · 2012-04-09 22:05:51

Pretty interesting, I didn't even know how to read diagrams - pretty nice that the book actually explains how to read them.

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