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A captivating book that unravels the mysteries of how computers work, engaging young readers through a story-telling approach filled with fun and adventure.
Lost Language of the Machines
This book is currently in the creation phase.
Introduction
In a world half a millennium in the future, where computer science as we know it has become the stuff of legends, two unlikely students embark on a journey through the annals of ‘ancient’ programming.
Meet the characters
Flamey T48: a retro-style robot with a flair for debate, styled in the charming fashion of yesteryear’s technology. His settings? Permanently toggled to ‘teenager mode.’
Starlax Verse: a human girl whose heart melts at the slightest hint of cuteness. Guiding these two through the forgotten lore of loops and logic is.
Prof. Evergreen: a scholar as steadfast as his name suggests, yet facing the modern-day plight of filling classroom seats.
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Table of Contents
- One and Zero (Draft Released)
Is 'Archaeology Principles: Controlled Silicon of the Past' (APCSP) class as dull as it is rumored? Follow Flamey and Starlaxverse to figure out...
- ASCII (Draft Released)
It turns out, in the very old days, 128 numbers was all it took to create every message and game on computers...
- Color and Image (In progress)
I see trees of 00FF00, FF0000 roses too…
- Logic Gate (Planned)
- Machine Code (Planned)
- Assembly (Planned)
- ...
Developer Instructions
To run it locally:
npm install
npm run dev -- --host
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