1. TESL 4340 – Computer Science History
Dr. Sunny Jeong
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Software Design

2. Introductory Stuff Have Fun! Please turn off your phones!
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Software Design

3. Outline Interesting history about Computer
How does computer machine work?
Various Computer (Digital) Machines
Various Software for language learning
Software Design

4. Modern Computer Z1 Eniac Invented by Konrad Zuse in 1936.
A Mechanical computer that was electrically operated
The first computers to start using some componentry
Eniac
U.S. army needed a computer for calculating artillery-firing tables, the settings used for different weapons under varied conditions for target accuracy
John Mauchly and John Eckert developed(1946) using vacuum tubes to speed up calculations.

5. Modern Computer history
Computer History Year/Enter
Computer History Inventors/Inventions
Computer History Description of Event
1947/48
John Bardeen, Walter Brattain & Wiliam Shockley The Transistor
A transistor is not a computer, but this invention greatly affected the history of computers.
1951
John Presper Eckert & John W. Mauchly UNIVAC Computer
First commercial computer & able to pick presidential winners.
1953
International Business Machines IBM 701 EDPM Computer
IBM enters into 'The History of Computers'.
1954
John Backus & IBM FORTRAN Computer Programming Language
The first successful high level programming language.
1955 (In Use 1959)
Stanford Research Institute, Bank of America, and General Electric ERMA and MICR
The first bank industry computer - also MICR (magnetic ink character recognition) for reading checks.
1958
Jack Kilby & Robert Noyce The Integrated Circuit
Otherwise known as 'The Chip'
1962
Steve Russell & MIT Spacewar Computer Game
The first computer game invented.
1964
Douglas Engelbart Computer Mouse & Windows
Nicknamed the mouse because the tail came out the end.
1969
ARPAnet
The original Internet.
1970
Intel 1103 Computer Memory
The world's first available dynamic RAM chip.

6. Faggin, Hoff & Mazor Intel 4004 Computer Microprocessor
1971
Faggin, Hoff & Mazor Intel 4004 Computer Microprocessor
The first microprocessor.
Alan Shugart &IBM The "Floppy" Disk
Nicknamed the "Floppy" for its flexibility.
1973
Robert Metcalfe & Xerox The Ethernet Computer Networking
Networking.
1974/75
Scelbi & Mark-8 Altair & IBM 5100 Computers
The first consumer computers.
1976/77
Apple I, II & TRS-80 & Commodore Pet Computers
More first consumer computers.
1978
Dan Bricklin & Bob Frankston VisiCalc Spreadsheet Software
Any product that pays for itself in two weeks is a surefire winner.
1979
Seymour Rubenstein & Rob Barnaby WordStar Software
Word Processors.
1981
IBM The IBM PC - Home Computer
From an "Acorn" grows a personal computer revolution
Microsoft MS-DOS Computer Operating System
From "Quick And Dirty" comes the operating system of the century.
1983
Apple Lisa Computer
The first home computer with a GUI, graphical user interface.
1984
Apple Macintosh Computer
The more affordable home computer with a GUI.
1985
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft begins the friendly war with Apple.
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Source : inventors.about.com/library/blcoindex.htm

7. Laptop Computer Toshiba introduced T1000 in 1985.
It was first advertised as a ‘Laptop” and a commercial success portable computer.

8. Workstations, Mainframes, Supercomputers
Software Design

9. Notebook & Handheld Computers
Fit in your hand
Also called pocket computers
Also called Ultra-Mobile PCs
(UMPCs)
Cf. Portable Digital Dictionaries
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10. Evolution of Computer Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) Web-enabled PDA
Smartphone
ApplePad
Software Design

11. How do the systems cooperate?
Cooperation with following 3 tiers
App
Application
App
App
Operating System
Hardware System

12. Software System Software : Application Software : Operating Systems
System Utilities
Application Software :
Office applications
Game software
Educational software

13. Translation machine – Yahoo Babelfish
A Web based translation computer software
However, Accuracy is still NOT guaranteed.

14. Electronic Dictionaries
Web-based Dictionaries

15. Various electronic Dictionaries

16. Summary What is a computer? A brief history of computers
Hardware and Software
The future of computer and language learning
Software Design