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Abacus
The abacus was an early aid for mathematical calculations. Its only value is that it aids the memory of the human performing the calculation. -
Napiar's Bones (Logarithms)
The logarithm is a technology that allows multiplication
to be performed
with addition. -
Slide Rule
The use it in the 1960's
by the NASA engineers
of the Mercury, Gemini,
and Apollo programs which landed the men
on the moon. -
Punched Tape
Punched tape has a long strip of paper in which holes are punched to store data. -
Atari 2600 (VCS)
The Atari 2600 is the first successful video game console to use plug-in cartridges instead of having one or more games built in. -
Nintendo NES
Following a series of arcade game successes in the early 1980s, Nintendo planned to produce its own console hardware that had removable cartridges, a feature which was not included with the company's earlier Color TV Games product. -
Sega Genesis
Sega's Master System, has failed to make any kind of lasting impression in the U.S. market, although it was very popular in Europe -
Nintendo 64
The Nintendo 64, also known as the N64, is Nintendo's third home video game console. It was released with only two launch games in Japan and North America (Super Mario 64 and PilotWings 64) while Europe had a third launch title Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire. -
Playstation 3 (PS3)
The PlayStation 3 features a slot-loading 2x speed Blu-ray Disc drive for games, Blu-ray movies, DVDs, CDs and other optical media.