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Originally Posted by valley | I like the elephant and the Conan. | | Distinguished Member with 2,112 posts. | | Join Date: Nov 2004 Experience: Intermediate |
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Originally Posted by LuckyStrike | I remember seeing that on a news segment in 2001 or 2002. The didn't show the end though. | | Junior Member with 2 posts. | | Join Date: Aug 2008 Experience: Intermediate |
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#57 | Lots of funny vids around, This is my kind of forum!
Alas life isn't just funny videos - It's also about laughig at how primitive things used to be What I'm trying to say is: if you like old hardware you should watch this! I'll let Andy Baio tell you about : The Machine That Changed the World. | The Machine That Changed the World is the longest, most comprehensive documentary about the history of computing ever produced, but since its release in 1992, it's become virtually extinct. Out of print and never released online, the only remaining copies are VHS tapes floating around school libraries or in the homes of fans who dubbed the original shows when they aired.
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The series is composed of five episode s of about 50 minutes each. 1: Great Brains.
The first part begins with a brief introduction to the series, summarizing the impact of computers on every aspect of our lives, attributed to their versatile nature. The history of computing begins with the original definition of "computers," human beings like William Shanks that calculated numbers by hand. Frustration with human error led Charles Babbage to develop his difference engine, the first mechanical computer. He later designed the analytical engine, the first general-purpose programmable computer, but it was never finished.
| 2: Inventing the Future.
The second part, "Inventing the Future," picks up the story of ENIAC's creators as they embark on building the first commercial computer company in 1950, and ends with the moon landing in 1969 and the beginning of the Silicon Valley.
| 3: The Paperback Computer.
The third episode of The Machine That Changed the World covers the development of the personal computer and the modern graphical user interface, which made computing easy to use for everyone. Highlights include interviews with Apple's Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, drawing with a computer in 1963, great footage from Xerox PARC, and some 1992-era predictions of the future from Apple and others.
| 4: The Thinking Machine.
The fourth episode of The Machine That Changed the World covers the history of artificial intelligence and the challenges that come from trying to teach computers to think and learn like us.
| 5: The World at Your Fingertips.
this one focusing on global information networks including the Internet, and the communication benefits and privacy risks they create. This is the most familiar material of the documentary,
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I hope you'll like watching it just ½ as much as I did. | | Distinguished Member with 2,112 posts. | | Join Date: Nov 2004 Experience: Intermediate |
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#58 | Thank you trekkiedane, I have watched #1 & #3 so far. Very interesting. | | Distinguished Member with 12,590 posts. | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: BOT бaHДиT Experience: (50-6) 44ko, one earlobe |
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