QA
????
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History of Software
This video talked about
the ENIAC and the initial development of programming. It didn't get
into anything very deep but recommended for a short watch. 30 minutes.
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QA
76.9
U83
F56
1998
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The Final Demonstration of the Xerox
'Star' Computer
Highly recommended!
It was amazing to see one of the 'Star' computers in operation. This
is definitely one of the more interesting CS related videos in the CSUC
library. About 1 1/2 hours long.
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TK
5105.875
I57
N47
1998
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Nerds 2.0.1 - Networking the Nerds
Okay video. Talked
a bit about the early Internet Boom and DARPA Net beginnings. Some
of it was kind of funny because the video was made before the dot bomb
of early Internet companies. The host was rather annoying. 60
minutes.
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T
385
F72
1987
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Fractal Fantasy: The Art of Mathematics
Computer generated
fractals with music. No narration. Reminded me of something
a bunch of pot-heads would watch. I wouldn't call it amazing by any
means but I'd say it is worth watching sometime especially since it is only
35 minutes long.
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T
385
M26
1990
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Mandelbrot Sets and Julia Sets
Similar to but of higher
quality than Fractal Fantasy. This video includes fractal "zooms"
which was something missing in Fractal Fantasy. I don't think
you can completely appreciate fractals without seeing a "zoom". This
video borders on "amazing" at moments. 2 hours long. (For pot-heads
who demand longer higher quality entertainment ;-)
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QA
27.5
M55
1995
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Minerva's Machine "Women and Computing"
This video brought
up some interesting points examining why there are so few women in the
field of Computer Science. It brought up some things I hadn't considered
before like women in CS are sometimes assumed to be incompetent until they
prove themselves to be competent while men on the other hand are often assumed
to be competent until they prove themselves incompetent. Some of it was
pretty good but I also found myself getting bored towards the end. About
1 hour long.
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TR
897.5
M56
1990
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The Mind's Eye
Interesting computer
animation accompanied by music. This is one of those semi-classic
videos that gets shown pretty frequently. 40 minutes.
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QA
141.35
P68
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Powers of Ten
Required Viewing!
Anyone that hasn't seen this video should definitely watch it! It
is only about 5 minutes long so it takes little commitment. It isn't
specific to Computer Science but definitely relavant. The video starts
by showing a 1 Meter square on the surface of the Earth, it then zooms
out to display a 10 Meter square, next 100 Meter square, then 1000, and
then 10,000 and so on till the field of view encompasses many galaxies.
It then reverses the process down to the atomic level. Absolutely
fantastic!
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