Directions: Develop an understanding about the history of the personal computer by writing an essay. You will also learn to take notes and identify keys points while watching a video.
Watch a video about the history of the personal computer.
Take notes about key points, dates, people, and companies that contributed to the development of the computer.
Write a minimum of a two page essay that describes the history of the computer.
Organize the essay chronologically.
Use standard writing conventions and avoid editing errors that distract the reader.
Make the reader feel like you are an expert about the personal computer.
Include many of the following topics in your essay.
Save the essay as computer_history.doc in your technology folder and link it to your technology home page.
Part I: 15:41 minutes
PC Revolution Founders
Paul Allen
Bill Gates
Steve Jobs
Steve Wozniak
Silicon Valley - California
Mainframe Computer
Machine Language
Programming Language
Microprocessor
Intel
Altair 8800 - Ed Roberts
Part II: 15:48 minutes
Allen and Gates - Basic Programming Language
Apple Computer - Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs
Venture Capitalist
Killer Application
VisiCalc - Dan Bricklin
Part III: 19:46 minutes
Personal Computer
IBM
Computer Language
Operating System
Microsoft - Bill Gates, Paul Allen, Steve Ballmer
Digital Research - Gary Kildall
Tim Patterson - QDOS
Lotus 123
Part IV: 19:28 minutes
PC Clone
Reverse Engineering
Compaq Computer - Rod Canion
OS/2 Operating System
Windows Operating System
Apple Macintosh
GUI Graphical User Interface
Xerox Park - Alto Computer
Macintosh - Steve Jobs
Part V: 24:18 minutes
Macintosh - Steve Jobs
WYSWG
Adobe
Desktop Publishing
Microsoft Windows
Oracle - Larry Ellison
Internet
Information Appliance