Steve Gavin Techno-autobiography

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Steve GavinTechno-autobiography

• SED 420
• Fall 2005

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My First Experiences

• Transistor radio
• Only AM
• Hard to tune in a station
• Television
• Only 3 channels to watch
• No remote control

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My Favorite Toy

• Atari
• Asteroids
• Missile Command
• Sports Games

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We Own a Real Computer

• Helped with school work
• Took up a whole table
• Dot matrix was better than a typewriter

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Lifestyle Changing Devices

• VCR
• Microwave
• Electric Shaver

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I Want My MTV

• Cable Television
• Remote Control
• MTV
• ESPN

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Instant Music

• Portable stereos
• CDs
• Portable music

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Never Out of Touch Anymore

• Beepers
• Cell Phones
• E-mail
• Answering Machines

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Why Deal With People At All???

• Bank Cards
• ATM
• Online Shopping etc.

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From A to Z

• Has come a long way
• Constantly Changing
• What is next????