FCSE 3120 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Phoenician Alphabet, Johannes Gutenberg, Directv
30 Jan 2019
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Pre-mechanical age3000 b. c. - 1450 a. d: first humans communicated only through speaking and picture drawings, the greeks later adopted the phoenician alphabet and added vowels; the. Mechanical age 1450 a. d. - 1840 a. d: johann gutenberg (mainz, germany) invented the movable metal-type printing process in 1450, the first general purpose "computers" invented. Electro-mechanical age 1840 a. d. - 1940 a. d: beginnings of telecommunication: Electro-mechanical computing: the first computers were extremely large and based on punch paper . Cable vs. satellite vs. interactive tv: cable tv - most reliable, not typically affected by weather but is typically the most expensive. Some local programming stations only available thru area cable (example- ucm"s kmso channel is only available in. Warrensburg through charter, not dish or directtv): satellite - cheaper costs but weather can cause problems. Have to be able to put a dish on your home: interactive tv services include those that you stream- netflix, amazon,
