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The Computer Connection is a science fiction novel by American writer Alfred Bester. Originally published as a serial in Analog Science Fiction (November, December 1974, January 1975, under the title The Indian Giver), it appeared in book form in 1975. Some editions give it the title Extro.
- Alfred Bester
- 1975
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A band of immortals recruit a new member, the brilliant Cherokee physicist Sequoya Guess. Dr. Guess, with the group's help, gains control of Extro, the super-computer that controls all mechanical activity on Earth.
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- Alfred Bester
21 de may. de 2022 · The computer connection. by. Bester, Alfred. Publication date. 2000. Publisher. New York : iBooks, : Distributed by Simon & Schuster. Collection. internetarchivebooks; inlibrary; printdisabled.
- The Cable Standards
- Male-Female
- Video Graphics Array
- Digital Visual Interface
- High Definition Multimedia Interface
- DisplayPort
- Parallel
- Serial
- Personal System/2
- Universal Serial Bus
Computer cables are not random pieces of electrical wire, we usually identify cables and connectors using “strange numbers” such as RJ45 and IEC 60320. There is no need to be confused, these are just standard codes by the various international organizations. These are the few that you should be aware of: 1. IEEE – Institute of Electrical and Electr...
There is also a “gender” in the world of connectors. 1. The “male” part refers to the connector’s side with pins. 2. While “female” refers to the receptacle side. Yep… It’s kind of an adult thing.
This is one of the older display connectors, also called an “analog video connector”. This used to be everywhere in desktops and laptops, but the VGA connector could no longer catch up with the advanced video technologies. It was taken over by the DVI and HDMI connector.
Following a need for a cable that is capable of handling more video data, the DVI connector took over VGA. It was the “mainstream video connector” for a while, until the mobile market boom. People quickly realized that the size of the DVI connector is not good for mobile devices, and it is soon taken over by HDMI and display port connectors.
This is the “common Joe” that you see everywhere these days, and it comes in various different sizes to fulfill the needs of various devices in the market. In particular, the 3 most common ones are: 1. HDMI Type A: The full-sized HDMI, is used on desktops and some laptops. 2. Mini HDMI Type C: For the smaller tablets and ultrabooks. 3. Micro HDMI T...
You can call this the “successor of DVI cables” with a much smaller footprint, much more suitable for mobile devices. But just a quick trivial, display port and HDMI cables carry both video and audio signals; Technically speaking, they are not categorized as “pure video cables”, but “audio-visual cables”.
Once upon a time in the stone age of computers, we connect printers to computers using these parallel cables. They are built like tanks and wouldn’t even budge if you yanked hard at it. Of course, they could not handle large amounts of data fast enough and have been totally phased out.
The serial connectors are cousins to the parallel connectors. As some of you may have noticed, yes, these are the ancestors of the USB.
These are invented by IBM for their line of computers called Personal System, for the purpose of connecting the keyboard and mouse. It turned out to be a good idea, got adopted by many other manufacturers, and became the de facto standard – Until USB took over.
I don’t think USB needs a lot of explanation, USB devices are everywhere these days. But what you do need to know, is that there are so many types of USB that it is rather confusing. 1. USB 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0– These are the versions of USB, and every later version of the USB simply supports a better data transfer rate. 2. USB 3.1 & 3.2– Still USB 3....
11 de feb. de 2010 · Dr. Guess, with group's help, gain control of Extro, the supercomputer that controls all mechanical activity on Earth. They plan to rid Earth of political repression and to further Guess's...
6 de may. de 2011 · Alfred Bester's The Computer Connection is a 70's era computer dystopia that hasn't aged well over the years. In the near distant future the world is a caricature of what the 70's thought the future would be like with the added feature of a group of immortals.
- Alfred Bester
