Inside the Personal Computer: An Illustrated Introduction in 3 Dimensions

by Sharon Gallagher

Features models, diagrams, and charts that illustrate the workings of the keyboard, memory, disk drive, and printer

Genres: Nonfiction

14 pages, Hardcover

First published November 1, 1984

Reviews

[Pam · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this book and still think it is the best introduction to computing out there. Love the pop-up art that is interactive and informative. I turn to it whenever I need inspiration. It has the best explanations and definitions ever!

[Alaina Sloo · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fantastic pop-up explaining how computers work, circa 1984. Pull out the floppy disk and watch the (paper) computer display HELLO on its screen. Pull down a tab that depresses a key on a keyboard and see the binary. Fun for any lover of the history of computing. See how floppy disks, circuit boards, cathode ray tubes, and dot matrix printers worked. Fun for any old techie!

[Jonathanstray Stray · Rating 4 out of 5]

Childhood popup book about computers! I owned this before I had a computer! I loved it! I always wondered how the magic inside the CPU worked, but I did get to see a half-adder.

[Miguel Abuel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Saw and listened to from Ashens video. This book looks really fun like all pop-up books