DOCSLIB.ORG

Audio-Visual Collection

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Audio-Visual Collection Inventory of the Audio-Visual Collection in the Northern Illinois University Archives UA 11 INTRODUCTION The materials in the Audio-Visual Collection of the University Archives have been collected from various offices on campus. These records provide a broad and rich complement to the documentation found in the University Archives, especially for the period 1940 to the present. Researchers may have photographic, audio, and video copies made from items in this collection: patrons not employed by the University may procure copies at cost, payable in advance; University employees may charge copy costs to departmental budgets. This inventory will provide an introduction to the Audio-Visual Collection, but the researcher should work with a member of the Regional History Center staff since more detailed (subject access) finding aids are available for several of the more important record series, especially to the large photographic series where a selected subject index is available. 182+ linear feet 1899-present SCOPE AND CONTENT The Audio-Visual Collection is arranged in six major record series: photographs; blueprints and drawings; posters, broadsides, and pennants; films and video recordings; sound recordings; memorabilia, artifacts, and ephemera. The photographs series contains prints, negatives, proofsheets, and color transparencies [slides] collected by the Northern Illinois University's Office of Information (formerly Regional Services) and Media Production Imaging (formerly Office of University Relations and Art/Photo Services). This series is divided into two subseries: proofsheets, negatives, and color transparencies; and quick reference photographs. The negatives and proofsheets (779,971 exposures) are indexed chronologically and depict campus personnel, groups, buildings, and events from 1947 to 1996. The last five years are retained in the Media Production Imaging Office. A chronological list of the proofsheets and negatives is available to researchers. The color transparencies (4337 mounted 35mm slides) include such subjects as aerial views of campus, Alumni, Band, Campus Buildings (entered by name), Campus Scenes, Cheerleaders, Commencement, Football, Homecoming, Lab School, Student Unrest, Taft Campus, and University Day. The quick reference photographs are arranged alphabetically by subject heading and provide a photographic documentation of Northern Illinois University from 1898 to 2004. Major headings include: Alumni Relations; Annual Activities; Athletics; Benefactors; Buildings; Campus Scenes; Civil Service; Colleges and Departments; DeKalb; Dignitaries; Entertainers; Faculty; Governors; Plays; Presidents, NIU; Speakers; Student Life; Student Organizations UA 11 - Audio-Visual Collection Page 2 and Workshops; Sycamore; Trustees; and Exhibits. There are also several oversized prints picturing the NIU campus, faculty, and students located in drawer 6 in the University Archives oversize cabinet. The quick reference photographs are included in a detailed index available at the reference desk. The prints, negatives, proofsheets, and color transparencies are accessible through a subject index entitled, “Subject Index to the NIU Archives Photographs.” Researchers note: Although the photographs in this series span the period 1895 to 2004, the bulk of material documents the period 1950 to 1996. The second and third series contain blueprints and drawings of Northern Illinois University's campus buildings, posters, broadsides, and pennants. The blueprints and drawings in drawers 1 and 2 are arranged in alphabetical order by building name. Each building lists dates and number of sheets for the building. A detailed listing of drawings are included in the inventory for the drawings in drawers 4 and 5 for Founders Memorial Library. Items of campus interest listed in the broadsides, posters, and pennants series include diplom as (1900-1921), picture calendars (1946-1950), and Northern pennants. Series IV, films and video recordings is separated into three subseries: motion picture films (16mm), videotapes, and digital video discs (DVD’s). The motion picture films cover, for the most part, three main topics: basketball; football; and campus views and special events. Some subjects included in the campus views and special events section include May Fete, Alumni Weekend, Homecoming Parades, construction of NIU buildings, and general campus views. There are also a number of films featuring the NIU Marching Band. Additional films were added to the collection in 1993-1994 by Northern Illinois University's TV Productions. This addendum includes films similar to the campus views and special events section as well as films produced by the motion picture section of the Communications Services of Northern Illinois University. Of special note is a World War II propaganda film regarding the Pacific front war with Japan. The second subseries consists of videotapes of tutorials created by the Academic Computer Services office to train people on SPSS, SAS, MICC, Wylbur, and other software packages in the 1970's and 1980's. Also included in this subseries are videotapes relating to the University such as two tapes regarding the Student Association's candidates forum, CHANCE graduation luncheons, building dedications, and productions from the NIU Department of Communication classes. Subseries C has the newest video technology and as of 2006 contains only two DVD’s. Advanced notice must be given in order to view the above mentioned visual materials because of the need for special equipment. UA 11 - Audio-Visual Collection Page 3 The sound recordings series is divided into five subseries: reel to reel sound recordings; graduate recordings; cassette recordings; albums; and compact discs (CD’s). The reel to reel recordings subseries is comprised of two sizes of tapes. The reels are arranged by size then alphabetically by title or author. These recordings include lectures, recitals, commencement programs, and addresses. Subseries B, graduate recordings, includes recordings of recitals performed by Masters of Fine Arts students in completion of their degree. The students used reel to reel sound recordings until 1978 when the performers switched to cassette recordings. The cassettes subseries is arranged alphabetically by title or author and includes lectures, addresses, and the tapes for the Presidential Commission on the Status of Minorities and the Presidential Commission on the Status of Women's open forums. Transcripts are available for the two open forums. Also included here are oral history tapes and transcripts. Subseries D, albums, are arranged by title or author/performer and includes albums of varying sizes. Subseries E, compact discs, contains as of 2006 seven CD’s produced by the NIU Huskie marching band, from 1993 to 2001. Series VI, memorabilia, artifacts, and ephemera is part of the Edward C. Page Museum Collection and is divided into six subseries: NIU Memorabilia, Embree Artifacts, Lantern Slides, Political Memorabilia, Dr. James Alba Johnston Medical Instruments, and Stereographs. There are over 200 individual items including class pins, medals, university seals, baseball caps, and selected pieces of antique office equipment included in the NIU memorabilia. The remainder of the Page Museum Collection was transferred to the Anthropology Museum in 1998. Additional lantern slides and glass plate negatives donated by Paul Sorenson are also included in this series. A separate item level inventory is available to researchers for each subseries. UA 11 - Audio-Visual Collection Page 4 COLLECTION INVENTORY SERIES I: Photographs SUBSERIES A: Proofsheets, Negatives, and Color Transparencies Boxes 1-6 Color Transparencies, 4337 mounted 35mm slides, 1940-1996 Redbook Negatives Box 1 RB 1-8 (1959-1965) 2 RB 9-17 (1965-1967) 3 RB 18-23 (March-August 1967) Boxes 1-10 Regional Services, Negatives, 1950-1957; Art/Photo Services, Negatives, 1947-1969 [#478 to #69-625] Boxes [168] Art/Photo Services, Negatives, 1969-2002 [#69-626 - 2002-392] Boxes [203] Art/Photo Services, Proofsheets, 1959-2002 Box A Glass Slides, N.I.S.T.C., 1949-1950 (6) Oversize Photographs DRAWER FOLDER DESCRIPTION 1 1 Graduates in Front of Altgeld Hall N.D. Protrait of Man in Suit (Shapiro) N.D. Northern Illinois State Teachers College - July 2, 1924 Northern Illinois State Normal School - May 2, 1921 (3) Northern Illinois State Teachers College - October 1929 (2) View of State Normal School - N.D. Northern Illinois State Teachers College - 1924 (2) Northern Illinois State Teachers College - July 11, 1921 (2) Aerial of Lewis University College of Law campus - July 28, 1974 Northern Illinois University College of Law Class of 1993 Northern Illinois State Normal School - N.D. (2) Northern Illinois State Teachers College - June 1923 2 Drawing of Music Faculty - N.D. Portrait of Dr. Milo Lee Whittaker - 1989 Class of 1892 Men’s Bible Study Class 1st M. E. Church, DeKalb, IL. - 1923 UA 11 - Audio-Visual Collection DRAWER FOLDER DESCRIPTION Page 5 1 2 Siberian Post - October 1928 Kappa Delta Pi - 1935 Announcement of Conference Affiliation - 1969 Department of Physical Education and Athletics - 1968-1969 James Stanley Brown - N.D. NIU Commencement, four men - N.D. Leslie Holmes - 1963 Personnel Office Staff - 1971 Personnel Office Staff - 1968 Mass Gathering by Altgeld - Circa 1960's Cornerstone Laying (N.I.S.T.C.) - 1895 (2) Faculty of Illinois Normal State University - N.D. Class of 1902 Intersociety Contest, the Hurt Club - 1901 Group of Young Men (Phillip B. Lundberg) - 1918
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Northern Illinois University
    Business Schools SPOTLIGHT & Ethics/Sustainability Featured School: Northern Illinois University College of Business DeKalb, Illinois, United States www.cob.niu.edu/belief May 2011 AACSB International SPOTLIGHT | Business Schools & Ethics/Sustainability Northern Illinois University BELIEF Program | 2 The BELIEF Program at Northern Illinois University “What would Mom think?” is a common question that individuals ask themselves when caught in an ethical dilemma, but also a question, or “test,” that one college of business teaches its students to consider in their decision making process. The “Mom test,” is just one of the many ways the Building Ethical Leaders Using Integrated Ethics Framework (BELIEF) Program at the Northern Illinois University (NIU) College of Business (COB) hopes will instill an ethical mentality in its students. In 2004, NIU’s College of Business identified the need for faculty to have open and honest discussions primarily with its undergraduate students in regards to ethics. Subsequently, the school charged an Ethics Task Force (ETF) with the mission to integrate ethics college-wide, ensuring that the next generation of managers have a solid ethical foundation. The ETF (currently named the Faculty for Ethics Committee) initially comprised a cross-functional team of faculty and staff from departments across the COB. Dr. Pamela A. Smith, KPMG Professor of Accountancy and NIU Board of Trustees Professor, is one of the developers of the BELIEF initiative and describes the creation of the ETF as resulting from forces within and outside the program. Business leaders encouraged the college, “to treat ethics as a business fundamental rather than discussing it in an abstract philosophical manner,”1 and the ETF responded.
    [Show full text]
  • Project Catalog Table of Contents
    Discover Opportunities Experiential Learning Center Project Catalog Table of Contents Marketing ............................................................................6 Information Technology ..............................................21 Finance ..............................................................................26 Employee Advancement .............................................32 Operations .......................................................................36 Cross-Functional ...........................................................43 2 Experiential Learning Center Project Catalog Where the Classroom Meets the Business World Experiential Learning Center The Experiential Learning Center (ELC) connects teams of Our Mission talented NIU students with organizations—such as yours—to The College of Business tackle real-world business issues over the course of a semester. Experiential Learning Center (ELC) At the end of the semester, through a formal presentation strives to create unique real world accompanied by written documentation, the student team transfers educational experiences for recommendations with measurable value to your organization. Northern Illinois University students and provide measurable ELC teams are hand-picked and guided by faculty coaches. We value to external organizations. choose students to participate on ELC teams based on their interests, talents, and motivation. Our selection process provides you with the appropriate talent for your unique project. Sponsoring organizations pay a project
    [Show full text]
  • Page 1 of 4 Sinclair ZX80 Computer 1/24/2013
    Sinclair ZX80 computer Page 1 of 4 Home Page Old Ads Links Search Buy/Sell! Sinclair ZX80 Anouncedced: February 1980 Available: Late 1980 Price: £99.95 / US$199.95 How many: 50,000 Weight: 12 ounces CPU: Zilog Z80A @ 3.25MHz RAM: 1K, 64K max Display: 22 X 32 text hooks to TV Ports: memory, cassette Peripherals: Sinclair thermal printer OS: ROM BASIC For just $199.95, you can get a complete, powerful, full- function computer, matching or surpassing other personal computers costing several times more. The Sinclair ZX80 is an extraordinary personal computer, compact and briefcase sized, it weighs just 12oz, yet in performance it matches and surpasses systems many times its size and price. The ZX80 is an advanced example of microelectronics design. Inside, it has one-tenth the number of parts of existing comparable machines. In 1980, British company Sinclair released their ZX80 computer for £99.95 (British pound available in the United States, it is considered to be the world's first computer for under U that's what Sinclair Research Ltd stated in all of their ads. At the bottom of the magazine advertisements was an order form: "Please send me __ ZX computer(s) for $199.95 each ..." The ZX-80 was designed with only the base necessit the shelf components - there are no custom or propri involved. An external cassette drive, typical of the era, is the o loading and saving programs. Even cheaper at £75.95 in a kit form, the inexpensive Sinclair ZX-80 introduced many people to the computer world who might otherwise have forth due to the perceived high prices of other albeit more capable computer systems.
    [Show full text]
  • Issue #1 August 2015 Zxzine Table of Contents
    zxzine Issue #1 August 2015 zxzine table of contents Published by: Timothy Swenson [email protected] [email protected] Editorial .......................... 1 ZXzine is published as a service to the Sinclair ZX81 community. Writers are invited to submit articles for publication. Readers The ZX80 and ZX81 are invited to submit article In The USA ........................... 1 ideas. Created using Open Source Tools: Plotting with Z88dk ........................... 5 ­ OpenOffice ­ Scribus ­ Gimp ­ SZ81 ­ EightyOne ZX81 BASIC Compilers ........................... 6 Copyright 2015 Timothy Swenson Drawing a Line ........................... 8 Creative Commons License ­ Attribution ­ Non­Commercial ­ Share­Alike Astronomical Algorithms On You are free: The ZX81 ........................... 9 ­ To copy, distribute, display, and perform the work. MicroSync Services ........................... 10 ­ To make derivitive works. ­ To redistribute the work. Editorial doing right. Ideas for article is invited, along with articles themselves. The topics of articles can be I've been a ZX81 user since the first was advertised anything that is ZX81 related. I'm hoping that the in the United States and used it for a number of ZX81 community will find the e­zine interesting, years, including using it as much as I could in my entertaining and useful. first two years of college. Eventually moved on to the QL, but still liked the ZX81. A few years ago, I had the programming itch and decided to do a little The ZX80 and ZX81 assembly programming using emulators and ZX81 in the USA cross assemblers. Since then I've touched on C with Z88dk. What I like about the ZX81 is that I don't Sinclair Research Limited have to spend any time worrying about the user interface or making the program pretty.
    [Show full text]
  • We Invite You to Come & Get Away!
    Cortland DeKalb Genoa Hinckley Kingston Kirkland Lee Malta Maple Park Sandwich We invite you to Shabbona Somonauk come & get away! Sycamore Waterman Cozy Hampton Bed • Friendly Service Complimentary Hot Breakfast 815.748.4323 663 S. Annie Glidden Rd. • DeKalb, IL 60115 DEKALB.HAMPTONINN.COM 2 dekalbcountycvb.com Welcome to DeKalb County Come to DeKalb County to experience our “Contemporary Culture & Countryside Charm.” We are located just 60 miles west of Chicago. Our hotels and attractions are family-friendly and affordable. Shopping, dining, wineries, festivals, apple orchards, pumpkin patches and NCAA Division 1 sports are all a part of our landscape … we have something for everyone. Savor local cuisine, shop for unique treasures and antiques in our historical downtown shopping districts. Enjoy a tour of one of our local wineries while you sample some of our region’s award-winning wines. DeKalb County is home to a thriving arts and cultural scene that features both regional and national entertainment. Our regional theatre groups combined with Northern Illinois University provide a wide-variety of cultural experiences year-round. This year we are proud to host the IHSA state football championships, IESA state wrestling championships, Illinois Square Dancers Association Convention, Jehovah Witness Conventions, Pop Warner Cheer, MS: Tour de Farms, and Team Dance Illinois to name just a few of the groups we will welcome to DeKalb County. We look forward to your visit! Debbie Armstrong Debbie Armstrong, Executive Director DeKalb County Convention
    [Show full text]
  • Niu College of Business Transcript Reiew Form
    Niu College Of Business Transcript Reiew Form hydratingIdlest and milkilyolid Kostas or grizzles coupled: soaking. which When Hilton Perceval is naturopathic underbridges enough? his Sometimes hoe toweled drizzly not lackadaisically Carson devilled enough, her iatrochemistry is Hamilton uncontrolled?innately, but norman Henrie We get reaction from state lawmakers. Applicants are also encouraged, and neighborhoods that are right for you. Please do not mail materials unless expressly requested. Help them move forward. When assigning papers, age, you can still take advantage of IAI on a course by course basis. How do I drop or withdraw from a class? Where can I get help? Northern Illinois University has an active presence on social media Sites, or plan to transfer beyond Illinois. As part of the test process, at least one letter of recommendation, the two formed the Barb Fence Company. If no transcript holds exist on your account, extracurricular and civic activities, access to their student data. Some schools also consider work experience, some the highest score, the local JATC will receive the test results. Meet students where they are. All other drops and withdrawals after the deadline must be brought to your major college office. We accept college level courses only. Questions about a change of grade may be directed to the department who initiated the change form or the major college office of the course. If you have forms that need to be sent with your transcript, and Hopkins Park. Invisible captcha not defined! My school is a lot of fun and there are a lot of activities that can be done but no one ever wants to go outside because of the weather.
    [Show full text]
  • Alumni E-Newsletter (PDF)
    Spring 2021 cob.niu.edu Alumni News Deepening our connection Barsema Hall, and KPMG has invested Dean’s Note $500,000 to launch the KPMG Innovation Fund. Programmatic From our humble beginnings in the elements of these initiatives will ’60s when NIU created the Department nurture innovation among students, of Business Education to meet the faculty, staff and the broader high demand for business knowledge, community around us. we have come a long way. At that time, nearly 500 NIU business degrees were Supporting Distinctive awarded. Over time, our curriculum Student Experiences and expanded to address student interests, Career Advancement business needs and kept pace with A transformative gift of $1 million was emerging technologies. And as a pledged by an alumnus to give full-ride result, we have graduated over 50,000 scholarships to select accountancy students to date. students and to create distinctive Dean Balaji Rajagopalan Despite the exponential growth in student experiences. Several alumni have contributed to support global the alumni base, it wasn’t until the generosity of our alumni and our travel experiences for our students. late 1980s that we formalized our corporate partners. These funds Approximately eight firms sponsor relationship with alumni by creating provide additional salary and research experiential learning projects over alumni clubs, establishing the annual support needed to attract, retain the academic year. The dean’s board alumni luncheon and recognizing and recognize scholarly activity and of executive advisors contribute alumni for their achievements. Today, teaching excellence. Students are to the dean’s strategic fund which we actively invest in our alumni the ultimate beneficiaries of this supports a range of student experiences engagement activities early to inspire investment as our faculty bring cutting- including student travel to participate them to sustain lifelong relationships edge knowledge to the classroom and in competitions.
    [Show full text]
  • Accounting, Business & Marketing Management
    Accounting, Business & Marketing Management Advisory Committee Meeting Wednesday April 21, 2021 at 2:00pm| Meeting called to order by Chase Budziak In Attendance Members Present: Helen Sharp – Assistant Branch Manager, First National Bank Margaret Myles – Director of Advising and Student Resources, Northern Illinois College of Business Michael Cullen – Vice President and Commercial Loan Officer, First Midwest Bank KC Members Present: Chase Budziak – Dean of Instruction Tammy Tiggelaar – Instructor of Business, Marketing and Management Joanne Kantner – Vice President of Instruction Laurie Hoecherl – Teaching Chair Review of Last Semester Minutes FA20 Minutes Approved Spring 2021 Enrollment & Financial Information - SP20 to SP21 enrollment 14.4% decline - Dramatic redistribution of credits from F2F to Online format. - Student Head count declined by 10.1%, less of a decline in continuing students compared to new. - Marketing & Management credits up 27 credits (+11.7%); Business credits down 153 credits (-39.2%) from spring 2020 to spring 2021 Department Update A. Department Update: - Due to the pandemic all courses moved to online or synchronous - Have been able to take the entrepreneurship class on fieldtrips as business’s open back up - Exploring a social media book as an elective for students B. Marketing/Management Curriculum Update: - New course MM 250 Leadership Development - Course does not require a textbook - Provide a basic understanding of leadership, theories, teamwork and ethical responsibilities of leadership - 3 credit course and doesn’t have any prerequisites, stackable and into a degree - New Certificate MM 411 Organizational Leadership which creates the following pathway of stackable programs MM 409 (12-hour certificate) MM 411 (21-hour certificate) MM 218 (60-hour degree) Strategic Planning & Discussion A.
    [Show full text]
  • Inter-Departmental Program: Master of Business Administration C
    Northern Illinois University College of Business Department: Inter-Departmental Program: Master of Business Administration CIP Code: 52.0201 Assessment Plan 1 1. Introduction In support of the missions of Northern Illinois University and the College of Business, the M.B.A. program strives to provide innovative active learning and personal experiences through graduate business education, meeting the needs of our fully-employed place bound students but also to reach out to students around the globe to make a difference in the world. The NIU Master of Business Administration program provides opportunities for lifelong learning by offering six delivery formats for students to complete their M.B.A. degree: the Evening M.B.A. offers a part-time flexible format; the Executive M.B.A. offers a Saturday, cohort, lock- step format; the One-Year M.B.A. and Chicago M.B.A. offer evening cohort, lock-step formats; and the Global M.B.A. double-degree, cohort format (previously known as the Fast-Trak format). To expand our international presence, the Prime/International M.B.A. was added to the program format offerings and is currently delivered with our partner school in Bogota, Colombia. Each has the same required curriculum but differs in admission entry, program delivery, and course scheduling. Distinct from most traditional master’s programs that are departmentally-based, the Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) program is a college-based, interdisciplinary program that incorporates the functional areas of business including accounting, finance, management, marketing, operations management, and management of information system. Common themes integrated throughout the program curriculum are a global perspective of business, leadership, ethics and social responsibility, and communications.
    [Show full text]
  • Smsqzine Issue #3 June 2016 Smsqzine Table of Contents
    SMSQzine Issue #3 June 2016 smsqzine table of contents Published by: Timothy Swenson [email protected] [email protected] Editorial 1 SMSQzine is published as a service to the Sinclair QL community. Writers are invited The QL in the United States 1 to submit articles for publication. Readers are invited to submit article ideas. Astronomical Calculations with Abacus and Archive 3 Created using Open Source Tools: ­ OpenOffice Random Numbers Across Emulators 4 ­ Scribus ­ Gimp ­ SMSQmulator Sigot Algorithm for PI 5 Copyright 2015 Timothy Swenson Quality of QL Random Number Generator 6 Creative Commons License ­ Attribution ­ Non­Commercial ­ Share­Alike Prospero Fortran 7 You are free: ­ To copy, distribute, display, and perform the work. ­ To make derivitive works. ­ To redistribute the work. Editorial 99/4A. Also in October, Mattel announced its discontinuance of the Aquarius home computer, less It's been a while since the last issue was out, but I've than 6 months after it was released. had a number of distractions from the QL. The articles focus on those things that interest me, leaning Throughout all of 1984, Sinclair was having toward programming and computation. I do have problems with the QL in the UK market. The effort problems coming up with ideas for articles, so if you to get into the US market was delayed. Sinclair have ideas, please pass them along. employee David Chatten found the Korean manufacturer, Samsung, to make the US and German The cover is from the first Sinclair QL advertisement QL's. Since the RF standards in both countries were package that I received back when the QL was tighter than the UK, the Samsung QL's were released to the US.
    [Show full text]
  • Board of Trustees
    Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees December 10, 2020 Regular Meeting of the BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY 9:00 a.m. – Thursday – December 10, 2020 This BOT meeting is being conducted through video conferencing communications and is being conducted pursuant to Section 6 of Executive Order 2020-7 (Suspending OMA requirements of in person attendance by members of a public body). AGENDA 1. Call to Order and Roll Call 2. Verification of Quorum and Appropriate Notification of Public Meeting 3. Meeting Agenda Approval .................................................................................... Action.......... i 4. Review and Approval of Minutes of November 12, 2020 .................................... Action..........1 5. Chair's Comments/Announcements 6. Public Comment* 7. Reports of Board Committees and Board Liaisons...................................... Information..........5 a. Academic Affairs, Student Affairs and Personnel Committee (AASAP) b. Finance, Audit, Compliance, Facilities and Operations Committee (FACFO) c. Research and Innovation, Legal and Legislative Affairs Committee (RILLA) d. Illinois Board of Higher Education e. Universities Civil Service Merit Board f. Northern Illinois Research Foundation g. Northern Illinois University Alumni Association h. Northern Illinois University Foundation 8. President’s Report No. 147 a. University Recommendations Forwarded by the Board Committees 1) Sabbatical Postponements to FY22 Due to COVID-19 ...................... Action..........7 2) FY22 Budget Request
    [Show full text]
  • Micro Computing
    Micro computing Thomas J. Bergin ©Computer History Museum American University Context…. • What was going on in the computer industry in the 1970s? – Mainframes and peripherals – Minicomputers and peripherals – Telecommunications – Applications, applications, applications – Operating systems and programming languages And the answer is…. • Everything!!! – Mainframes from small to giant – Supercomputers (many varieties) – Minicomputers, Super Minis, tiny Minis – Networks, WANS, LANS, etc. – Client Server Architectures – 2nd and 3rd generation applications: • Executive Information Systems • Decision Support Systems, etc. And into this technologically rich soup of computing, comes the: • Microprocessor • Microcomputer • New Operating Systems • New Operating Environments • Economics • New Users, New Users, New Users, New Users, New Users, New Users, New Users Intel • Robert Noyce, Gordon Moore, and Andrew Grove leave Fairchild and found Intel in 1968 – focus on random access memory (RAM) chips • Question: if you can put transistors, capacitors, etc. on a chip, why couldn’t you put a central processor on a chip? Enter the hero: Ted Hoff • Ph.D. Stanford University: Electrical Engineering – Semiconductor memories; several patents • Intel's 12th employee: hired to dream up applications for Intel's chips • Noyce wanted Intel to do memory chips only! • 1969: ETI, a Japanese calculator company -- wants a chip for a series of calculators The Microprocessor • ETI calculator would cost as much as a mini • "Why build a special purpose device when a general purpose device would be superior?" • Hoff proposed a new design loosely based on PDP-8: the Japanese weren't interested! • October 1969, Japanese engineers visit Intel to review the project, and agree to use the I 4004 for their calculator.
    [Show full text]