Greek on screen: from code pages to Unicode
Correctly transferred bytes still need the right interpretation.
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Author: wqwez
Viruses and antivirus: trust becomes a technical question
Software sharing also created a need to understand what a computer executes.
Text adventures: writing the next move
Words, maps and imagination made the keyboard a tool for exploration.
Computer chess: an opponent that never tires
How a familiar board game made computation visible one move at a time.
Pascal: giving structure to a problem
A programming language associated with clarity, types and systematic learning.
Shareware: trying software and meeting its maker
A distribution model that connected independent developers with users.
Demoscene: turning limits into digital art
Real-time audiovisual works reveal a creative relationship with computer hardware.
The browser opens a window onto the Web
Links, pages and the personal computer’s encounter with shared information.