Publication

1997 - Princeton University Press, Princeton, N.J, New Jersey

Language

English

Word Count

73,250 words, Guess

Page Count

293 pages

Identifiers

  • Open LibraryOL1001732M
  • ISBN-100691010803
  • OCLC Control Number35331317
  • Library of Congress Control Number96041003
  • Goodreads2167863
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  • LibraryThing489774

Classifications

  • DDC303.48/34
  • LCCQA76.9.C66 R62 1997
  • LCCQA76.9.C66R62 1997

Alternate Titles

  • Unanticipated consequences of computerization

First Sentence

are essentially inoperable if the electronic system that coordinates and schedules the required network of tightly coupled activities is damaged or destroyed. Enter the Computer The argument of this book is that the complacent acceptance of the desktop "personal" computer in almost every aspect of modern life is masking the degree to which computerization and computer networking are transforming not just the activities and computer networking are transforming not just the activities and instruments of human affairs, but also their structure and practice.

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Other Editions

  • Trapped in the net: the unanticipated consequences of computerizationPrinceton University Press1997-01-01

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