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Genealogy of the computer screen. / Gere, Charlie.
In: Visual Communication, Vol. 5, No. 2, 29.06.2006, p. 141-152.

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Gere, C 2006, 'Genealogy of the computer screen', Visual Communication, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 141-152. https://doi.org/10.1177/1470357206065306

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Gere, C. (2006). Genealogy of the computer screen. Visual Communication, 5(2), 141-152. https://doi.org/10.1177/1470357206065306

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Gere C. Genealogy of the computer screen. Visual Communication. 2006 Jun 29;5(2):141-152. doi: 10.1177/1470357206065306

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Gere, Charlie. / Genealogy of the computer screen. In: Visual Communication. 2006 ; Vol. 5, No. 2. pp. 141-152.

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