Compter Apps Scavenger Hunt
By: Joshua Hughes, Charlie Woo
Earliest Computing Device
Invented by the Chinese.
Old fashion calculator.
Computing Devices Pictures
Binary Abacus
Originated in 3000BC
Each column is founded with 2 decks
5 beads on the bottom and 2 on the top
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--Ga-gst2EJQ/T9gwK8gGhLI/AAAAAAAAAIk/YfDk7Fx4-TM/s400/bIBM701
Originated in 1952
Most advanced and fastest at its time
Known as the defense calculator
Manufactured in quantity
http://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history/exhibits/701/images/141511_Large.jpgAtari400
Originated in 1979
Price was $550
Built in notepad
External Floppy drive and cassette recorder
http://oldcomputers.net/pics/atari400open.jpgGENIAC
Cost $15.95
Widely advertised in science and electronics magazines
Was far ahead of it's time
http://archive.computerhistory.org/resources/access/physical-object/2004/08/X734-86.01.01.lg.jpg
UNIVAC 2
Originated in 1957
Twice as fast as UNIVAC 1
Back cover shows company logo
Each page in computer shows a night sky
Commodore 64
Originated in 1982
Sold 17 million
Costs $595
Offered a bunch of inexpensive modems
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/84/C64c_system.jpg
The Internet
The Internet was first invented by Vinton Cerf... in the late 1970's. This was first available to the public in the early 90's. Before then it was used by Scientists, Universities and the government.
E-commerce was first introduced in the 1970's. It continuously grows with new technology, Innovations and thousands of Businesses. E-commerce- buys and sells Products and Services over the Internet.
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/When_did_the_Internet_become_available_to_the_public?#slide=2
http://www.mivamerchant.com/blog/the-history-of-ecommerce-how-did-it-all-begin
Youtube
Microsoft
They saw potential to start a company so they did so with Microsoft, Gates had many great ideas and they went far together.
Microsoft is worth $230 Billion
Apple and Co founders
http://www.businessinsider.com/how-twitter-was-founded-2011-4
First Video/Computer Game Ever
Introduced in october 18. 1958
2 player game
Created by a nuclear physicist
Modern Day Video Game Advertisements
Space Ship Mountain
Teaches us how communication is updated throughout the years.
Shows the outcome of the future.
https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/attractions/magic-kingdom/space-mountain/
First Computer Weight
8.5 ft tall... 116 ft of floor space.
The Universal Automatic Computer 1
http://www.ask.com/question/how-much-did-the-first-commercially-used-computer-weigh
Deep Blue
May 1997.
http://www.thechessdrum.net/newsbriefs/2002/NB_photos/Kasparov-DeepBlue.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Blue_versus_Garry_Kasparov
Plankalkul
Was not published
Book Appeared in 1968
Babylonians
- linear equations
-geometric problems
http://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/Diagrams/Babylonian_tablet.jpeg