6. Early computers were text only?

7. There were no pictures...

8. No sounds...

9. There were no pictures... No sounds... No video.

10. Computers were used in business and research settings to enter data and perform math calculations.

11. Few people saw a reason to have a computer at home.

12. By the late 1970s that changed.

13. Personal productivity software and games were developed for home use.

14. In January 1977 the first personal computer was sold:

15. A Commodore PET

16. In 1977 One man predicted:

18. ~Bill Gates

19. 48,000 (U.S. population: 220,239,000)

20. 292,000,000 (U.S. population: 304,000,000)

28. 1977 360 KB

29. 1977 360 KB 2008 4 GB

36. Information got where you wanted it to go (most of the time), but it was a slow, bumpy and unreliable journey.

40. 10-15 mph

41. Speed on a super-highway? 65-70 mph in the United States

43. Rutted road

44. 400 miles = 20 hours

45. Super highway Rutted road 400 miles = 20 hours

46. Super highway 400 miles = 5 ¾ hours Rutted road 400 miles = 20 hours