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Administrative information [Notes:
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Early computational devices:
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History of Computing Technology:
Chapter 2: pp. 51- 58, pp. 64 – 66,
pp. 66 – 89 (quadrant, book discusses Napier’s bones in greater
detail than we will get into for this course), pp. 93 (Lucas rulers)
– 96, pp. 98 – 112 (logs and slide rules)
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2
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Analog devices
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History of Computing Technology:
Chapter 5 pp 191 – 198, pp. 201 – 207 (exclude the tide predictors)
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3A
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Early mechanical computers
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History of Computing Technology:
Chapter 3 pp.
118 – 141, 145 - 151
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3B
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Charles Babbage and his machines
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History of Computing Technology:
Chapter 4 (aside from a few minor parts here and there you should
use the entire chapter as a reference).
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4
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The mechanical
monsters
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History of Computing Technology:
Chapter 6
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5
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The electronic revolution
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History of Computing Technology:
Chapter 7
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6
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Early stored program computers
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- History of Computing Technology:
Chapter 8
- A History of Modern Computing:
(Paul Ceruzzi):
Chapter 1
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7
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Mainframes and
early super computers
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History of Computing Technology:
Chapter 9
- A History of Modern Computing:
(Paul Ceruzzi):
Chapter 4, 5, Chapter 8 (pp. 245 - 246)
- IBM history website: http://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history
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8
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History of the
Internet
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The early private networks [Notes: 2/page] [Notes: 4/page] [Notes: 6/page] |
- “A History of the Internet and the Digital
Future” (Johnny Ryan, Reaktion Books)
- “History of the Internet”,
www.historyofthings.com
(Last accessed July 2011)
- “On the Way to the Web” (Michael A. Banks, Wiley)
“The Ancient History of the Internet” (Edwin Diamond
, Stephen Bates): American Heritage Pct 95: Vol. 46,
Issue 6
“The Unknown History of the Internet” (Andreu Veà):
Telecommunications Conference (HISTELCON), 2010 pp. 3 –
5)
- “The
Future of the Internet--And How to Stop It”
(Jonathan Zittrain, Yale University Press 2008
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- “A brief history of the Internet” (Barry M. Leiner,
Vinton G. Cert, David D. Clark, Robert E. Kahn, Leonard
Kleinrock, Daniel C. Lynch, Jon Postel, Larry G.
Roberts, Stephen Wolff,
http://www.isoc.org/oti/articles/0597/leiner.html
(last accessed July 2011)
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9
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Microprocessors,
microcomputers and the major software houses
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- “Hard Drive:
Bill Gates and the making of the Microsoft Empire” (Jim Wallace
& Jim Erickson: Harper Business 1993)
- “Corporations that changed the World: Apple
Inc.” (Jason D. O’Grady: Greenwood Press 2009)
- “A History of Modern Computing” (Paul
Ceruzzi: MIT Press 2003, Chapter 7).
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10
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Online search:
Google and some of the other players
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6/page] |
- "The Google Story" (David A. Vise: Pan Books
2005)
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History of video and computer games
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- “1001 Video games you must play before you
die” (Preface: Peter Molyneux, General Editor: Tony Mott:
Universe Publishing 2010)
- “All your bases belong to us: How fifty years
of videogame conquered pop culture” (Harold Goldberg: Three
rivers press 2011)
- “The golden age of video games: birth of a
multi billion dollar industry” (Roberto Dillon, Taylor and
Francis Group 2011)
- “Replay: The history of video games” (Tristan
Donovan, Yellow Ant 2010)
- “The ultimate history of video games: the
story behind the craze that touched our lives and changed world,
from Pong to Pokemon and beyond…” (Steven L. Kent, Three rivers
press 2001)
- www.imdb.com (Last accessed April 3, 2012)
- www.gamespot.com (Last accessed April 4,
2012)
- www.mobygames.com (Last accessed April 4,
2012)
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History of computer interfaces/interaction (if there is time)
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- “A History of Modern Computing” (Paul
Ceruzzi: MIT Press 2003, Chapter 8)
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13
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History of software e.g., operating systems, programming languages: (if there is time)
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14
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History of social networks (if there is time)
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