WHERE IS SILICON VALLEY? - Computer History MuseumSilicon Valley is the technology powerhouse of the...
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Silicon Valley is the technology powerhouse of the world. The inventions flowing out of this once small, sleepy region—in 1940 it was the prune capital of the world—have transformed the way people around the globe live, work, and play. The Computer History Museum is located in the heart of Silicon Valley and contains some of the hall- mark artifacts of Silicon Valley’s history. See where global computer giants like HP, Intel, Apple, and Google had their humble beginnings and learn how technology has trans- formed the world. IBM Disk Drive, 1956 Seeking a faster method of pro- cessing data than using punched cards, IBM invented the world’s fist disk drive in its San Jose labora- tories. This stack of 50 disks held about 3.8 MB-or enough for one song today. REVOLUTION: MEMORY & STORAGE Hewlett Packard, Founded in 1939 Started in a garage, HP is one of the Valley’s founding companies. See some of HP’s early products and learn about “The HP Way.” REVOLUTION: MINICOMPUTERS Intel and the Microprocessor, Intel founded in 1968 Local giant Intel has transformed the world with its powerful micro- processors. See how they are made and have enabled the incredible shrinking computer. REVOLUTION: DIGITAL LOGIC GALLERY SRI Shakey the Robot, 1969 Shakey was the first robot that could reason about its actions without human control. Special software let it create a ‘map’ of its environment, which let it move about freely, even avoiding obstacles placed in its path. REVOLUTION: AI & ROBOTICS Xerox Alto, 1973 Hanging out on bean bag chairs, Xerox PARC researchers invented Alto, a groundbreaking computer that brought the computer mouse, the graphical user interface and other innovations to the world. REVOLUTION: INPUT & OUTPUT Atari Pong Prototype, 1972 Remember Pong, the must-have gift of 1975? See Atari’s original Pong prototype and play a live Pong game with a friend! REVOLUTION: GAMES Apple I, 1976 See the Apple-1, the computer that launched Apple Computer, autographed by co-founder Steve Wozniak. REVOLUTION: PERSONAL COMPUTERS PalmPilot, 1996 The PalmPilot got people used to carrying around a small computer- like device and changed how we use computers forever. Can you imagine a day without your smartphone? REVOLUTION: MOBILE COMPUTING Google Server Engine, 1999 One of Google’s first server racks, made by Google engineers out of commonly available PCs and net- working equipment, helped launch the internet giant. REVOLUTION: NETWORKING & THE WEB WHERE IS SILICON VALLEY? IF YOU WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT SILICON VALLEY ORIGINALS, VISIT THESE OBJECTS: To learn more visit: computerhistory.org
Transcript of WHERE IS SILICON VALLEY? - Computer History MuseumSilicon Valley is the technology powerhouse of the...
Silicon Valley is the technology powerhouse of the world. The inventions fl owing out of this once small, sleepy region—in 1940 it was the prune capital of the world—have transformed the way people around the globe live, work, and play.
The Computer History Museum is located in the heart of Silicon Valley and contains some of the hall-mark artifacts of Silicon Valley’s history. See where global computer giants like HP, Intel, Apple, and Google had their humble beginnings and learn how technology has trans-formed the world.
IBM Disk Drive, 1956 Seeking a faster method of pro-cessing data than using punched cards, IBM invented the world’s fi st disk drive in its San Jose labora-tories. This stack of 50 disks held about 3.8 MB-or enough for one song today.REVOLUTION: MEMORY & STORAGE
Hewlett Packard, Founded in 1939 Started in a garage, HP is one of the Valley’s founding companies. See some of HP’s early products and learn about “The HP Way.” REVOLUTION: MINICOMPUTERS
Intel and the Microprocessor, Intel founded in 1968 Local giant Intel has transformed the world with its powerful micro-processors. See how they are made and have enabled the incredible shrinking computer. REVOLUTION: DIGITAL LOGIC GALLERY
SRI Shakey the Robot, 1969 Shakey was the fi rst robot that could reason about its actions without human control. Special software let it create a ‘map’ of its environment, which let it move about freely, even avoiding obstacles placed in its path. REVOLUTION: AI & ROBOTICS
Xerox Alto, 1973 Hanging out on bean bag chairs, Xerox PARC researchers invented Alto, a groundbreaking computer that brought the computer mouse, the graphical user interface and other innovations to the world. REVOLUTION: INPUT & OUTPUT
Atari Pong Prototype, 1972 Remember Pong, the must-have gift of 1975? See Atari’s original Pong prototype and play a live Pong game with a friend! REVOLUTION: GAMES
Apple I, 1976 See the Apple-1, the computer that launched Apple Computer, autographed by co-founder Steve Wozniak.REVOLUTION: PERSONAL COMPUTERS
PalmPilot, 1996 The PalmPilot got people used to carrying around a small computer-like device and changed how we use computers forever. Can you imagine a day without your smartphone?REVOLUTION: MOBILE COMPUTING
Google Server Engine, 1999 One of Google’s fi rst server racks, made by Google engineers out of commonly available PCs and net-working equipment, helped launch the internet giant. REVOLUTION: NETWORKING & THE WEB
WHERE IS SILICON VALLEY?
IF YOU WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT SILICON VALLEY ORIGINALS, VISIT THESE OBJECTS:
To learn more visit: computerhistory.org
To learn more visit: computerhistory.org
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SoftwareTheater
Minicomputers
DigitalLogic
Computer Graphics,Music & Art
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ComputerGames
PersonalComputers
MobileComputing
Networking& the Web
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OrientationTheater
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ReceptionCloudCafe
Restrooms
Exhibition Guidelines:
No Food or Drink
No Flash Photography
Do Not Touch the Artifacts
No Backpacks or Luggage
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Calculators
BabbageEngine
RevolutionEntrance
GoingPlaces
PDP-1Spacewar!
ArtificialIntelligence& Robotics
Mainframes
Supercomputers
AnalogComputers
EarlyComputer
Companies
IBM RAMACDisk Drive
HPIntelSRI Shakeythe Robot
Atari PongPrototype
XeroxAlto
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Palm Pilot
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