The Pirates of Silicon Valley

The movie The Pirates of Silicon Valley was all about the lives of two of the greatest minds in the history of computers  -- Steve Jobs and Bill Gates. 

Before we watched the movie I already have a quite small knowledge about these two people. I've already watched the movie Jobs (2013) which features the life of Steve Jobs so I had more knowledge about him than Bill Gates. He was the co-founder and former CEO of Apple Inc. I knew about his anger management, being a narrow-minded person and being smelly most of the time which makes working with him difficult for his office mates. 

I already knew that Bill Gates works for Microsoft Inc. and is obviously the richest person in the world. He is a programmer, philanthropist, businessman and investor. He is the co-founder of Microsoft Inc. which is the world's largest PC software company today. As what I've heard, Bill Gates is quite the opposite of Steve Jobs. He is very easy to work with and is open to new ideas.

The whole movies just talks about how the two great minds built their names in the computer world. How they successfully took to the next level the idea of computers. As Steve Jobs said in the movie, "Those guys think they're revolutionaries. They're not revolutionaries, we are." He was very confident of himself and his field. He knew that he can make a difference and that's what the two of them did that actually changed the world today. 

What I conclude from this movie is that you shouldn't let anyone and anything stop you from reaching your dreams. If you want something, you should work hard to achieve it. No matter how many times you fail, just keep on trying. College graduate or not (like the two), everything is possible with hard work and perseverance. And it would be much admirable if you would also add something in the equation such as kindness for we don't the future. The person whom you're picking on now might the your employer in the future. The person you're belittling now might be the next big thing soon. So, just show kindness and work hard. And the rest will follow. 

History of Computers

According to history, way back before computers were invented, what humans used as pebbles and sticks as counting aids in order to track quantities. Many businesses required a lot of calculations before and these calculations are based on an algorithm - a step-by-step process by which numbers are manipulated. A manual calculator is  device that assists in numeric calculations. The first manual calculator that was recorded was the abacus.  An abacus consists of beads mounted on rods within a rectangular frame. Each bead represents a quantity - 1, 5, 10, 50, and so on. Then many devices were invented after like the Napier's bones, slide rule,  Schickard’s Calculator, Pascaline and many more!

Then finally, the first-generation of computers can be characterized by their use of vacuum tubes to store individual bits of data. Next in line are the second-generation computers which used transistors instead of vacuum tubes. Then, the third-generation computers became possible in 1958 with the use of integrated circuits. The technology for fourth-generation computers appeared in 1971, when Ted Hoff developed the first general-purpose microprocessor. 

Well, it is really very amazing to see how computers evolved in time. I can still remember how hard it was to use computers before because of its complex structures, good thing the more computers develop, the friendlier the structures become. Computers today has its advantages and disadvantages. For the advantages, people can already create documents or other business related matters with the use of computers. It can make one's tasks easier and faster. It can be used as a reference for your assignments and projects. And for the disadvantages, students nowadays are already addicted to computer games. Many people are involved in cybersex crimes and pornography. Some information on the internet are also untrue and unreliable. And also, almost all the people are already dependent on computers that makes them lazier everyday. So to sum it off, computer users must know their limits and discipline themselves.