The Chinese Computer
By Thomas S. Mullaney
By Thomas S. Mullaney
By Thomas S. Mullaney
By Thomas S. Mullaney
Category: Science & Technology | Asian World History
Category: Science & Technology | Asian World History
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$34.95
May 28, 2024 | ISBN 9780262047517
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May 28, 2024 | ISBN 9780262372435
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Praise
“At a time when Chinese quantum computers and Chinese AI systems and Chinese electric vehicles absorb all headline buzz and pundit bloviation, Professor Thomas S. Mullaney’s text draws our attention to a humbler and arguably more important technology: the Chinese input method editor (IME). . . . This is essential reading.”
—ChinAI
“The Chinese Typewriter and The Chinese Computer are two of the best books I’ve read in a very long time. And they’re not just good and interesting, but important to read, for the history they tell and the ideas and arguments they present—I can’t recommend them and Professor Mullaney’s other work enough.”
—The Gradient
“Mullaney has written an informative and enjoyable history. . . . Whoever thought that a book about ‘hypographic semiotics’ could be so absorbing? Geeks will enjoy the computing conundrums and Sinophiles will love the history; laymen, too, will learn plenty.”
—The Economist
Table Of Contents
Introduction. Forget Amnesia
1. How Much Code Can a Person Stand?
2. The Birth of Autocompletion
3. Shift CTRL
4. QWERTY in China
5. The Search for Mod China
6. The Alphabet Doesn’t Belong to You (It Never Did)
Conclusion. Welcome to Hypography
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