Computer Pioneers - Pioneer Computers Part 2

[constructivist6]

I have more computing power in my phone than was used to send men to the moon and build the atom bomb. The thing that modern computing lacks is a better programming paradigm. Why are we still editing text files?!

[TheQuindecillion]

Hard to believe that what we have today came from such humble beginnings, and not that long ago.

[buddhafollower]

the magnetic drum was konrad zuse's idea :)

[buddhafollower]

12:58 what are those giant tubes used for? transmission diodes? or gasotrons?

[websuspect]

@buddhafollower Tubes are used as transistors.

[buddhafollower]

@websuspect at 12:58 is one panel with giant tubes. i was asking what were those tubes used for, as transmission diodes ? as gasotrons? as spark gaps? i don t know

[websuspect]

@buddhafollower there used to hold a line of numbers. LIke an abucas.

[buddhafollower]

@websuspect how do you know that? and where can i download or buy MARK 1 book or ENIAC's book?

[buddhafollower]

@websuspect and look at the beggining when master eckert is talking from 7:19 to 8:28 he explains to u what was that circuit used for. so that circuit there described was used for holding a line of 9 numbers, then, the other circuit. i doubt that one big electron tube was used to hold a number...

[kinmanyuen]

27:00 priceless!

[ValeoMethod]

I am so impressed with the detail and thoughtfulness of your work.

[JanKrosl]

Zuse is presented in part one.Great dokumentary,but the narrater is such a nuckle head:),this guy is like a small child trying to read the text .I bet he doesnt understand a word of what hes saying:).

[diees]

After watching this documentary I reconsidered assembly language as being a high level programming language

[diees]

Now I know where the term "plugin" comes from. Back in the days they could hurt if they fell on a foot I guess ahah

[diees]

Now I'm less terrified by the exams at computer science, to fully understand what you're studying you have to picture the last 70 years of computing, advanced mathematics, engineering and physics. So no hurry on me. heh

[jaymorpheus11]

Amazing, computers used to work for reals back then, seems like they didn't freeze.

[buddhafollower]

von neumann and other german engineers have built eniac. when the americans stole it, it took 10 years to put it back and make the machine functional.

[jtel]

Very nice.

[richieroller67]

It's amazing how much space computers took up back then . We have come a long way .

[quangluu96]

o.O so the early computer are nothing but calculators and then sum were use to make military designs?

[akranis]

Did he sneak in a The Shining reference at 41:09?

"Heeeres JOHNNIAC!"

I might be imagining things...

Great documentary btw. Makes me want to make a calculation engine out of ICs.

[Maturity]

@akranis :D

[herbertsa]

Very interesting film.

But how can they not mention Konrad Zuse!

He build the first Computer! His Z3!

[ComputerHistory]

Thank you for your comment!

The Zuse Z3 is recognized as the first functional program-controlled Turing-complere computer. Konrad Zuse's work is presented in Part 1 of this two part video: Computer Pioneers - Pioneer Computers.

[websuspect]

@ComputerHistory Zuse is mentioned in part one.

[Dangoxs]

@herbertsa it was in part 1

[Lepsaeus]

@herbertsa Read about John Atanasoff, please.

The 1973 decision of the patent suit Honeywell v. Sperry Rand named John Atanasoff the inventor of the first automatic electronic digital computer. His special-purpose machine has come to be called the Atanasoff–Berry Computer.

[mikemeans7]

@herbertsa they did in part 1

[EthylMerts]

@herbertsa You didn't see part 1, did you? It covered Zuse extensively, including a live lecture by Zuse himself.

[saloy100]

thank you

[bng44270]

I've got that same bowtie (I'm such a geek)

[asassinoooo]

Thank you for posting these videos, now please post videos of computers up to the appleI :-)

[akelaristera]

all of that tubes replaced later with IC's and maybe in few years all modern electronics will have memristors