Computers Part 2!!!

I do not know If it was because I was nearing the end or I was slowing going insane, but I actually enjoyed the second half of this book. I think most of it had to do with the fact that I and most people of my generation are old enough to have seen or seen the effects of the computer boom. We were the last generation to have seen the world without the internet and the evolution of it's effects it has had on technology, culture and just the world in general. The second half of the book strongly exemplifies that the groundbreaking invention of the electronic generation was the microcomputer during the 1970's. Though it filled a whole room, this new computer was able to calculate things never before thought imaginable. The book goes on to further explain how competition between companies such as IBM, Microsoft, and Apple fueled the constant urge for faster and more efficient technology. This helped computers get to the power level where they are today. One thing that I found particularly interesting that I knew about but never really realized, was the part the space race played in the evolution of computers. Our government would stop at no means to have the most advanced technology and computer systems in order to reach the moon first. Like I said earlier, I think I paid more attention and got more out of the second half of this book because I could relate to it more. Though it is somewhat interesting, it is kind of hard to really get into factual text about thousand year old counting bones.