60 Years of Computer History and Computer Gadgets By FBTimeToast Jan 1, 1950 Computer Rooms - When computers introduced commercially they were very large and were installed in data processing rooms. https://www.google.com/search?ei=z2X2WY6rHqGt0gLiwYiwCQ&q=picture+of+an+older+computer+room&oq=picture+of+an+older+computer+room&gs_l=psy-ab.3...13108.19129.0.19295.21.16.5.0.0.0.86.1099.15.15.0....0...1.1.64.psy-ab..1.5.245...0i7i30k1j0i7i5i30k1j0i13i30k1j0i13i5i30k1.0.3WBGbe4U9yM Jan 1, 1953 Computer Cards - The IBM computer card was a common method to store information. https://www.google.com/search?ei=cmb2WefqCoqD0gL1mL7gCQ&q=picture+of+a+computer+card+5081&oq=picture+of+a+computer+card+5081&gs_l=psy-ab.3..33i22i29i30k1.5390.7255.0.7442.5.5.0.0.0.0.143.318.1j2.3.0....0...1.1.64.psy-ab..2.3.316...33i160k1.0.Jg7mt2SK0DE Jan 1, 1955 Photograph of an IBM punch card machine - Punch card machines are electro-mechanical devices that punch small rectangular holes into computer cards. https://www.google.com/search?ei=Smf2WY--OuaH0wK887agCg&q=Photograph++of+an+IBM+punch+card+machines&oq=Photograph++of+an+IBM+punch+card+machines&gs_l=psy-ab.3...4955.8235.0.9604.10.10.0.0.0.0.115.520.5j1.6.0....0...1.1.64.psy-ab..4.0.0....0.v6xGbZKLiWg Jun 1, 1959 Photograph of an IBM card reader - Computer card readers like this one read the information on the cards. https://www.google.com/search?ei=72f2WfPVIsqB0wKl_afwCQ&q=Photograph+of+an+IBM++card+reader&oq=Photograph+of+an+IBM++card+reader&gs_l=psy-ab.3...11541.12419.0.13591.2.2.0.0.0.0.85.157.2.2.0....0...1.1.64.psy-ab..0.0.0....0.j0Vxh7v-v5I 1964 Photograph of an IBM Mainframe disk platter - Disk storage devices such as this one were used by business and government agencies at their computer centers. https://www.google.com/search?biw=1366&bih=637&ei=Lmn2WfiQJKaH0wL33riYCg&q=Photograph+of+an+IBM+Mainframe+disk+platter&oq=Photograph+of+an+IBM+Mainframe+disk+platter&gs_l=psy-ab.3..33i160k1.14653.16308.0.16498.9.9.0.0.0.0.117.740.7j2.9.0....0...1.1.64.psy-ab..0.9.739...33i21k1.0.BNgt95TtEnk Jan 1, 1970 Photograph of an IBM 370 Tape Drive Storage Device - Tape storage was required because disk storage was extremely costly. https://www.google.com/search?ei=-Wn2WaqxD8Od0gKs9oH4CQ&q=Photograph+of+an+IBM++370+Tape+Drive+Storage+device&oq=Photograph+of+an+IBM++370+Tape+Drive+Storage+device&gs_l=psy-ab.3...7112.8155.0.8544.5.5.0.0.0.0.87.366.5.5.0....0...1.1.64.psy-ab..0.0.0....0.Y-MaYQbxq5U Jan 1, 1975 Photograph of a vintage personal computer - Small computers offer features for both business and personal use. https://www.google.com/search?source=hp&ei=T2r2WZqCC8uX0wLJ3LaICg&q=Photograph+of+a+vintage+personal+computer&oq=Photograph+of+a+vintage+personal+computer&gs_l=psy-ab.3..33i22i29i30k1.3355.19621.0.19936.61.49.10.0.0.0.202.5002.20j25j1.46.0....0...1.1.64.psy-ab..5.54.4985...0j46j0i131k1j0i46k1j0i131i46k1j46i131k1j0i10k1j0i22i10i30k1j0i22i30k1.0.w1dhfGWqSv8 Jan 1, 1981 Photograph of a Vintage Floppy Disk Drive - Floppy drives were used on the first personal computers because hard drive storage was very expensive https://www.google.com/search?ei=5Gr2Wa3oBIKZ0gKKpriICg&q=Photograph+of+a+vintage+floppy+disk+drive&oq=Photograph+of+a+vintage+floppy+disk+drive&gs_l=psy-ab.3...9183.10620.0.10965.7.7.0.0.0.0.139.612.3j3.6.0....0...1.1.64.psy-ab..1.0.0....0.Qp4yJJYGFio Jan 1, 2010 Photograph of new thumb drive - Thumb drives are very inexpensive and store many megabytes of data. https://www.google.com/search?source=hp&ei=PGv2WfnDG4iL0wKF-KuoCg&q=Photograph+of+new+thumb+drive&oq=Photograph+of+new+thumb+drive&gs_l=psy-ab.3..33i21k1j33i160k1.1532.12534.0.12651.44.37.7.0.0.0.159.3510.21j14.35.0....0...1.1.64.psy-ab..2.41.3492...0j46j0i46k1j0i131i46k1j46i131k1j0i131k1j0i22i30k1j0i22i10i30k1j33i22i29i30k1.0.4KdURiZ6FYQ Jan 1, 2017 Photograph of Web Cams - Webcams provide excellent video and sound recording capability for home use. https://www.google.com/search?ei=l2v2WamWPIuT0gLbxJHIDQ&q=Photograph+of+Web+Cams&oq=Photograph+of+Web+Cams&gs_l=psy-ab.3...13963.19947.0.20147.9.9.0.0.0.0.134.881.6j3.9.0....0...1.1.64.psy-ab..0.8.795...0j0i22i30k1j0i22i10i30k1j33i22i29i30k1.0.BfbBzD97zU0