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Charles Petzold quotes: We don't carry in subtraction, however; we borrow, and that involves an intrinsically different mechanism - a messy back-and-forth kind of thing.

We don't carry in subtraction, however; we borrow, and that involves an intrinsically different mechanism - a messy back-and-forth kind of thing.

Charles Petzold quotes: To a programmer, an operating system is defined by its API.

To a programmer, an operating system is defined by its API.

Charles Petzold quotes: All modern MIDI synthesizers are capable of polyphony, which means they can play more than one note at a time and more than one instrument at a time.

All modern MIDI synthesizers are capable of polyphony, which means they can play more than one note at a time and more than one instrument at a time.

Charles Petzold quotes: Programming in machine code is like eating with a toothpick

Programming in machine code is like eating with a toothpick

Charles Petzold quotes: Some people believe that Moore's Law will continue to be accurate until about 2015.

Some people believe that Moore's Law will continue to be accurate until about 2015.

Charles Petzold quotes: communication simply requires

communication simply requires

Charles Petzold quotes: Free lunches don't come cheap.

Free lunches don't come cheap.

Charles Petzold quotes: I felt more like a scientist exploring nature, and Windows was my environment. You don't pass judgment on nature; you just explain how it works.

I felt more like a scientist exploring nature, and Windows was my environment. You don't pass judgment on nature; you just explain how it works.

Charles Petzold quotes: Owning a computer without programming is like having a kitchen and using only the microwave oven

Owning a computer without programming is like having a kitchen and using only the microwave oven

Charles Petzold quotes: I started out with machine code and assembly language.

I started out with machine code and assembly language.

Charles Petzold quotes: I said early on in this chapter that we would need 144 relays for our adding machine. Here's how I figured that out: Each

I said early on in this chapter that we would need 144 relays for our adding machine. Here's how I figured that out: Each

Charles Petzold quotes: You probably don't have much of a choice.

You probably don't have much of a choice.

Charles Petzold quotes: Just as Morse code provides a good introduction to the nature of codes, the telegraph provides a good introduction to the hardware of the computer.

Just as Morse code provides a good introduction to the nature of codes, the telegraph provides a good introduction to the hardware of the computer.