The Evolution of Computers
August 29th, 2010 | 
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A brief video about the evolution of computers from the abacus to the Roadrunner. I do not own the rights to any of the video clips, music or images used. As they are being used for educational purposes I hope this is not a problem.
Song: Ecstasy of Gold Artist: Ennio Morricone Album: Ennio Morricone Remixes Volume 2
Komrad Zuse’s Z3, ENIAC, CSIRAC, UNIVAC 1, NORC, Jack Kilby, Integrated Circuit, COBOL, Grace Hopper, Spacewar, Steve Russell, Moore’s Law, IBM, Floppy Disk, Intel, Microprocessor, ATARI, Pong, Superpaint, Microcomputer, BASIC, Bill Gates, Paul Allen, Microsoft, CRAY-1, Tron, Apple Computer, Mouse, Macintosh, Tim Berners-Lee, World Wide Web, Internet, Pentium, Roadrunner, Atari 800-XL
Duration : 0:4:11
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@KiranGlitch true …
@KiranGlitch true that
no – Moores law …
no – Moores law states that it doubles every 18 months not 12 months
was that really …
was that really your first computer
@chrisinmainz
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@chrisinmainz
Sorry, meant ‘The Extacy of Gold’ which is based on the theme from The Good The Bad and The Ugly.
My bad
@thevdm
The …
@thevdm
The Magnavox Odyssey came out in 1972 and it was really just a “video game” console that flopped…
The first console …
The first console computer was Magnavox Oddysay, from 1958, which had a very simple pong game.
(Rendered in 2-bit gtaphics i think, but used VERY large blocks as pixels that had thick borders in between, used its own screen, but was so simple it didn’t even have a score system, load screen or main menu)
Anyway the IBM PC used a 24-function keyboard.
well when the …
well when the 56kbps internet comes out it had known to be the fastest internet speed, no more higher internet speed. But now, the speed had reached 1gbps and it had predicted that the speed will be 100gbps in 2015
what is this song …
thumbs up
what is this song name is so good
Life was scary back …
Life was scary back in the time of no computers! I mean. You actually had to look at the sun! Imagine what graphics like that can do to your eyes!!!
@tomdamonkey999 I …
@tomdamonkey999 I agree with Chrisinmainz. Its amazing yet FRIGHTENING!
p.s. I did mena the …
p.s. I did mena the Ecstasy of gold, getting a bit confused there.
Cheers again, Jim
I will take your …
I will take your advice and check out his music, from what I have heard from this video they sound really good!
Many thanks for the artist names, Jim
I actually listened …
I actually listened to it after your comment and didn’t hear much similarity I assume you are talking about the Metallica song. The Ecstasy of gold is from the famous spaghetti western the good the bad and the ugly, the version in this video is taken from a remix CD of Ennio Morricone’s (the composer) more prominent works. He’s up there with Williams or Goldberg in my opinion and you should check him out, he has been working with Tarrantino recently..
damn, thats a great …
damn, thats a great point, i should have at least mentioned the first, oh well, live and learn lol…
what about laptop?
what about laptop?
Great video
Cumps
Great video
Cumps
Nice compilation of …
Nice compilation of the history of computers..
Interesting mix of what appears to be The Call of Ktulu!
@chrisinmainz Yes, …
@chrisinmainz Yes, I found that graph one of the most interesting parts of the video. Thanks for including it. And btw, you did an EXCELLENT job on the “Evolution of the Computer” theme. I’m being OCD and watched 8 vids in a row with the title today, your’s is my #1!!!!
dude awsome video!!!
dude awsome video!!!
amazing yet …
amazing yet frightening…
really a very good …
really a very good video 5*
i just miss more pictures about the computers of those dates
still very good
^^
it has been …
it has been predicted that in 2013 a computer will be created, smarter that the average human, and by 2043 a computer that will be smarter than the entire collective human race, amazing isnt it?
Agreed. . . Aside …
Agreed. . . Aside from just a rough outline of computer history I wanted to show how far computers have come over the years, I find it amazing. Back in the 60’s Gordon Moore said that computing power (or the # of transistors in a circuit) would just about double every 2 years, and he was just about right (pause at the graph at 1:52 )
The rate at which …
The rate at which computers are developed at is amazing.
lov it
lov it