Transcript Computer History Timeline

Computer History Timeline
Computer Generations
MHS-TH-28
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Slide 5: Picture of first generation computer
Slide 6: What are first generation computers
Slide 7: Picture of Cathode Ray Tube
Slide 8: What is a Cathode Ray Tube
Slide 9: Picture of Selective Sequence Calculator
Slide10: What is a selective sequence calculator
Slide11: picture of second generation technology
Slide12: What is second generation technology
Slide13: Picture of AT&T’s data phone
Slide14: What is AT&T’s data phone
Slide15: Picture of First industrial Robot
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Slide 16: What is the First industrial Robot
Slide 17: Picture of Third Generation Technology
Slide18: What are Third Generation Computer
Slide19: Picture of HP-2115
Slide 20: What is the HP-2115
Slide 21: Picture of The Stanford Arm
Slide 22: What is the Stanford Arm
Slide 23: Picture of fourth generation computers
Slide 24: What are fourth generation computers
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Slide25: The first e-mail
Slide26: How the first e-mail happened
Slide27: Picture of Pixar
Slide28: What is Pixar
Slide29: Picture Of fifth generation technology
Slide30: What is fifth generation technology
Slide31: Picture of Voice Recognition
Slide32: What is voice recognition
Slide33: Picture of Future Changes
Slide34: What are the plans of the future
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1st Generation-Vacuum tubes
• Used circuitry and magnetic drums
for memory.
• Were enormous and very
expensive.
• Relied on machine language.
• Used the lowest-level programming
language.
• Solved one problem at a time.
• Generated a lot of heat causing
malfunctions.
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Cathode Ray Tube
1946-1958
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1947
• Introduced Williams tube,
Cathode ray tube.
• Painted dots and dashes of
phosphorescent.
• Used as memory for vacuum
tube machines.
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Selective Sequence
Electronic Calculator
1946-1958
http://ei.cs.vt.edu/~history/50th/ABC.jpg
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1948
• IBM’S selective
sequence electronic
calculator
• Produced 50
multiplications per
second.
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2nd Generation- Transistors
• Transistors replaced vacuum tubes
• Ushered in the second generation of
computers.
• Computers became cheaper and more
energy-efficient.
• Computers still generated a great amount
of heat.
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AT&T’S Data Phone
1959-1964
http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/images/1960_data.jpg
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1960
• At&t designed its data
phone.
• Converts digital
computer data to analog
signals.
• Transmitted signals
across its long distance
network
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First industrial robot at
General Motors
1959-1964
http://robotics-tamucc.com/images/GM.jpg
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1961
• First industrial robot works
at general motors.
• Obeying step-by-step
commands.
• Commands stored on a
magnetic drum.
• It stacked hot pieces of die
cast metal
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3rd generation- integrated
circuits
• Integrated circuits brought
fourth the 3rd generation.
• Transistors were
miniaturized and placed on
chips.
• Increased the speed and
efficiency of computers.
• Different applications could
be ran simultaneously.
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HP-2115
1965-1970
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1966
• Hewlett Packard entered
general purpose computer
business.
• Entered with its HP-2115 for
computation.
• Power formerly founded in
only larger companies.
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Stanford Arm
1965-1970
http://infolab.stanford.edu/pub/voy/museum/pictures/display/robots/StanfordArm.jpg
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1969
• Invented by Victor
Scheinman.
• First successful
electrical, computer
controlled robot arm.
• Assembled ford
model water pump
by 1974.
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4th generation-Microprocessors
• Microprocessors
brought fourth the 4th
generation computers.
• Integrated circuits were
built on single chip.
• Computers now fit in
your hand.
• Computers can now be
linked together.
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The first e-mail
1971-present
Computer
used
to send
first e-mail
http://img.zdnet.com/techDirectory/_1EMAIL.JPG
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1971
• First E-mail was sent by Ray
Tomlinson.
• Sent while working on other
projects.
• Ray also invented the use of
“@”.
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Pixar
1971-present
http://www.jimhillmedia.com/mb/images/upload/Pixar-Animation-Studios-A-w.jpg
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1986
• Pixar is founded
• Pixar was, ”special
effects Computer
group”.
• Steve jobs paid10
million for Lucas
films.
• He later renamed
Lucas films Pixar.
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5th generation-Artificial
Intelligence
• Artificial intelligence is still
in development.
• Intelligence that responds
to natural language.
• Capable of learning and
self-organization.
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Voice recognition
Present-beyond
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2007-2008
• Converts spoken words
to machine readable
inputs.
• Used a lot in health
care.
• Wanted to be used in
Military weapons.
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Changes
Present-beyond
http://www.dailygalaxy.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/08/30/quantum_computing.jpg
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Beyond
• 2015-converse with the average
computer.
• Future systems will be able to solve
problems.
• Computers will be easier to use
• Will be more flexible and easily
customized.
• Will access intelligence's from
anywhere.
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*Citations*
• http://www.webopedia.com/DidYou
Know/Hardware_Software/2002/FiveGeneration.asp.2007-2008,
• www.computerhistory.org/timeline/,2006, Oct.23.08
• Selective sequence calculator,
http://potatoeskillme.com/comphistory1imgs/1946_eniac_large.j
pg,2003,Oct.23.2008
• Cathode Ray Tubehttp://www.robertfarrow.net/index.php?substance=replicas,2001,
Nov.4,2008
• http://www.answers.com/topic/ai-technology_1981-2008,Oct.
30,08
• The First Generation Computers.
http://members.iinet.net.au/~dgreen/ Last update Saturday, 21
May 2006. October 31, 2008
*Citations*
• The Five Generations of Computers.
http://www.webopedia.com/DidYouKnow/Hardware_Software/200
2/FiveGenerations.asp.October 24, 2008. October 31,2008
• http://www.scienceclarified.com/images/uesc_03_img0116.jpg.
October 25,2008.October31,2008
• http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/overheard/files/2007/1
1/att_logo.JPG
• http://allworldcars.com/wordpress/wpcontent/uploads/2008/05/gm_to_close_windsor.jpg
• http://www.antiqueradio.com/images/Feb07-Radio_Shack-Fig5.jpg
• http://images.pcworld.com/opinion/graphics/136242-15_PDP-8.jpg
• http://histru.bournemouth.ac.uk/Oral_History/Talking_About_Techn
ology/computing/assets/hewlett_packard.jpg
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• http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/images/1971_tomlinson1
.jpg
• http://www.soi.city.ac.uk/organisation/doc/research/ais/research.j
pg
• http://www.dailygalaxy.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/08/30/qu
antum_computing.jpg