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When I was at RIT (2006ish?) there was an elective History of Computing course that started with the abacus and worked up to mainframes and networking. I think
by synack 1y ago
When I was at RIT (2006ish?) there was an elective History of Computing course that started with the abacus and worked up to mainframes and networking. I think the professor retired years ago, but the course notes are still online.
https://www.cs.rit.edu/~swm/history/index.html https://www.cs.rit.edu/~swm/history/index.html
- whilenot-dev 1y agoTo strenghten GPs point a bit: There are courses on conceptual art (1966-72) or minimal art alone. One "History of Computing" course, while appreciated, is not doing its history enough justice.
- daveguy 1y agoTo be fair, the history of computing is only ~200 years old even if you go back to Babbage and Lovelace. The history of art is literally as old as recorded history.
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- hgomersall 1y agoMaybe that says more about the navel gazing prevalent in such conceptual art courses.
- nticompass 1y agoHello fellow RIT alum! I don't think I knew about this class when I went there, though I started as a Computer Engineering student (eventually switched to Computing Security).