Navigate over to the Interactive Computer Museum to find these pearls of wisdom:1. Before computers, what devices did man use to perform complicated arithmetic?
2. When was the slide rule invented and what does it do?
3. How is a punched card system different from a computer?
4. What was phosphor-bronze magnetic tape used for?
5. When and for what was the acoustic coupler used?
6. How much did the first hand-held calculator cost? When did they come out?
Now set your course for the Introduction to Virtual Reality page:
7. Name two applications of virtual reality.
8. What are the three parts of an immersive VR system?
9. Why doesn't the demonstration look as good as the "virtual reality" in the movies?
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