Video Notes

Triumph of the Nerds 1

Video Summary - Triumph of the Nerds
"Impressing Their Friends"

The Early Years - Mid 1970's
The development of the silicon transistor (I.C.) was the secret to the development
  of the microcomputer.
Vacuum Tubes
Transistors
Intel - developed and marketed the microprocessor used in PC's.
First uses were for Calculators and Traffic Signals

The Early Years - Mid 1970's
ALTAIR was first commercially sold microcomputer.  Used Intel 8080 chip.
The HOMEBREW Club was source of creative juices in microprocessor development.
Bill Gates and Paul Allen created a Paper-Tape of a BASIC language interpreter for 
  the ALTAIR.  Programs could now be written in a programming language.

The Early Years - Mid 1970's
Apple Computer, founded by Jobs and Wosniak, develop and are the first to mass
   market a complete microcomputer...the APPLE II.
The first "Killer App", VisiCalc, changed the business function for ever.
Created by Dan Brickland. Modeled "Running the Numbers" for P/L break-even case work.