NNW9 – Personal Computer Revolution: Our Changing Relationship with the Machine
iSpeech
Andrew Stephen
In the 60 or so years since the first electronic computers the role they have played, and our relationship with these remarkable machines, has changed as profoundly as the machines themselves. From huge, building sized computers that used enough electricity to power small villages, to pocket sized devices that run for days on a battery, these have inspired, augmented and frustrated humanity like no other invention in history
This talk will look at the evolution of these machines, and our changing interaction with them.
Andrew got his first computer at age 10, and today collects early personal computers of the 70s, 80s and 90s. He works by day as an Information Security boffin to support this borderline unhealthy habit. Andrew lives with a surprisingly tolerant wife, two children, a motorcycle and approximately 180 dusty, recalcitrant computers.
Andrew's presentation is available here: prezi.com/c-lq2fqkij4a/
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