The primary focus of class today was the history of computers. It was interesting to see how the work of several hobbyists changed the world as we know it.
What I found especially odd was that the documentary didn't really mention Steve Jobs having any special computer skills, only that he knew that computers were the way of the future and that investing in them was the way to go. Here's my theory: A future version of Steve Jobs accumulated enough wealth to make a time machine and traveled to the past to tell young Steve what to do in life. It sounds far fetched but considering how far computers have come in 2 decades, where will they go in the next 2 or 3? Or he sold his soul to the devil, whom I think is a PC ironically.
Originally the computer was made to calculate trajectories and spreadsheets and now look at it. The computer can be used to acquire information instantaneously, watch HD movies and music from virtually nowhere, create art, communicate with people a world away, steal people's identities, shop for things you never knew existed, etc.
Its just amazing to have such a versatile device in your hands. And now it seems these features are becoming more and more streamlined to fit into cellphones.
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