Week 6: A Brief History of the Computer and the Internet.

Lecture-
The lecture this week was a lot more informational, than opinionated. A lot of names, dates, and facts were given to us. It was very informative, I learned that the concept of the computer was originated a lot earlier that I originally thought, and were much more useless. The origins of the personal computer were much more seedy as well, everyone stealing from everyone else, and making millions. That aside, the rapidity of the growth of computer performance had always astounded me, I was also unaware that there was a predictable rate of advancement in silicon chip capacity. Alan Turing's involvement in the decoding of the german enigma machine, and his contributions to the modern computer was also interesting.

Readings-
The readings for this week focused primarily on the need , and pattern of the evolution, and development of technologies, most notably personal computers. The question of when current technologies and methods become insufficient, and obsolete, is one we must constantly ask ourselve, in order to stimulate the growth, of this developing and highly essential technology.

Tutorial-
We discussed the development of the physical components of the computer at greater lenght, most notably the German enigma machines.

Wiki page : Final Fantasy 7
The information of this game is quite extensive, as it is a very in-depth story driven game. The plot synopsis is right on the money, as is it's unprecedented critical, and commercial success. There are several dozen links cited as sources which one can use to verify, or procure more data on the subject, and the overview of the game in general is as comprehensive as you can get, without calling it a guide. This Wikipedia page is extremely accurate, and informative. Essentially it tells the reader anything they would need to know about this ground-breaking game.