1. TCF@35 TCF@35 & THE FUTURE OF COMPUTING

2. OUTLINE INTRODUCTION & THE 1 ST TCF HISTORY COMPUTERS HOW COMPUTERS WORK COMPUTERS @ THE TIME OF TCF76 FUTURE APPLICATIONS COMMUNICATION COMPUTER LIFE “OPEN DISCUSSION”

3. TCF@35 TCF@35 & THE FUTURE OF COMPUTING THIS SESSION IS PART OF THE CELEBRATION OF THE 35TH TCF ( ALSO 155 TH ANNIVERSARY OF TCNJ) TWO SESSIONS IN ONE: ONE FOCUSED ON THE FUTURE AND ONE FOCUSED ON THE PAST

4. 1 ST TCF in 1976 FRONT PAGE NY TIMES

6. DOES ANYONE REMEMBER?

7. TCF LEFT TCNJ IN 1990 RETURNED IN 2005 FOR 30 TH 10 YEARS AT MCCC & 5 NJCS IN ROOM BSC 202 LAST TIME TCF AT TCNJ WAS IN 1989 TCF76 WAS A HARBINGER OF THE FUTURE IMPORTANCE OF PERSONAL COMPUTING

8. FUTURE OF COMPUTING ? TO UNDERSTAND THE FUTURE, YOU MOST UNDERSTAND THE PAST. NOT A GREAT TRACK RECORD!

9. HISTORY AUTOMATED PRODCTION – WEAVING AUTOMATED COMPUTATION – CENSUS MECHANICAL TO ELECTRICAL TO ELECTRONIC LSI – INTEGRATED CIRCUITS (ICs)

10. COMPUTER ~ BOARD GAME PROGRAM TELLS WHERE TO BANCH IF….

11. 76’ BIG CHANGE IN THINKING FROM BOX FOR A SPECIFIC JOB TO A GENERALIZED BOX THAT CAN BE PROGRAMED TO DO JUST ABOUT ANYTHING!

12. TCF 76 - FUTURE THINK COMPUTER IN APPLIANCES & DEVICES. COMPUTERS IN COMMERCE - THERE COMPUTERS IN EVERY HOME [?] COMPUTERS IN EDUCATION [?] THE INTERNET AND E-MAIL [????]

13. APPLICATIONS - #1? WORD PROCESSING/DOCUMENTS COMPUTATION [?] ENTERTAINMENT COMMUNICATIONS

14. #1 AP DSP (DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING) DEDICATED ELECTRONIC CONTROLLERS IN APPLIANCES REPLACEMENT FOR ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS

15. COMMUNICATIONS INTERNET – ULTIMATE INFORMATION ACCESS. CONVERGENCE - TELEVISION, TELEPHONE, COMPUTER ALL MERGING INTO ON BOX - iPHONE SPEECH RECOGNITION - SPEECH OS “WORD FOR WINDOWS”. MERGING OF COMPUTER AND MIND – THOUGHT CONTROL OF COMPUTER….

16. FUTURE TRENDS BIOLOGICAL COMPUTING…. PARALLEL SYSTEMS – SETI@HOMESETI@HOME MEMS (MICRO ELECTRONIC) MECHANICAL SYSTEMS) COMBINED WITH COMPUTERS

17. COMPUTERS THAT “THINK” COMPUTER BASED LIFE -- JEFF HAWKINS - ON INTELLIGENCE REPRODUCTION  GAGE OF LIFE CONCIOUS IS KEY COMPUTER LIFE FORMS WILL NOT WANT TO TALK WITH US!

18. CONCLUSION THE NEXT 500 YEARS WILL BE VERY DIFFERENT FROM THE PAST 500 YEARS. THERE WILL PROBABLY BE MORE COMPUTERS THAN PEOPLE. COMPUTERS COULD BE THE DOMINANTE SPECIES….. WILL WE CARE?