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Monthly Archives: February 2008

Self teaching guide on digital communications

Posted on February 17, 2008 by herbcle

http://www.thefutureschannel.com/pdf/science/digital_communication_handbook.pdf

I really nice 8 page document on binary numbers, digital communication, bits, bytes and pixels.

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What is digital movie

Posted on February 17, 2008 by herbcle

http://www.news.com/2009-1006_3-6037980.htmlhttp://www.thefutureschannel.com/dockets/realworld/what_is_digital/

A short introductory video on digital technology.

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ENIAC Article

Posted on February 17, 2008 by herbcle

http://www.news.com/2009-1006_3-6037980.html

A really nice article on the ENIAC, one of the world’s first computers and certainly one of the most important early computers.

Includes a nice chart comparing the ENIAC to an Intel chip.

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PBS: Secret :Life of the Brain

Posted on February 1, 2008 by herbcle

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/brain/3d/index.html

Includes a nice 3D tool to understand the parts of the brain.

Also, some mind
illusions.

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