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ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer) was the worlds first completely digital computer intended for general use and was used for processing large scale numerical problems.
Unique: The ENIAC's processing and computing capabilities were thousands of times faster than that of electro-mechanical technology available at the time and was the only of its type available by for general use at the University of Pennsylvania.
Temporary: The project had a build time of 2.5 years from 1943 to its first practical use in 1945.
Defined Deliverable: The project development purpose was to provide the US Army with ballistics research.
Time: Optimize
Cost: Accepted
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Sept.12, 1958: Kilby Chips In, Integrates Circuit. Kilby joined U.S. Army signal corp's Micro-Module program to make this Integrate Circuit
Unique- Yes, Integrate Circuit was the first one to connect all the component of a computer without using wire or solder.
Defined Deliverable- The main purpose of Integrate Circuit is to make all the component compact and in the same size, without any complicated wire to connect several computers together.
Planned- U.S. Army signal corps wanted to make the transistor simpler. Micro Module program was the first one to accomplish this project.
Quality- Optimize
Time- Accept
Cost- Fix -
Creation of the First Computer Mouse Prototype - Douglas Engelbart and Bill English from Stanford Research Institute built the first computer mouse prototype made from wood, two metal wheels and one button.
Unique: The creation of the first computer mouse prototype was the first of its kind to exist.
Temporary: The prototype was a project because it finished with the device becoming functional for use with a Graphical User Interface in 1964.
Defined Deliverable: The purpose of the mouse prototype was to create a device to move a cursor across a screen.
Planned: The creation of the mouse was a planned research assignment.
Cost was fixed.
Time was optimised.
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The invention of the floppy disk. The team at the IBM corporation were given the task of finding a way to store data in a cheap user friendly manner, moving away from the large current system of magnetic tape rolls.
Unique: Yes as it was to be the first product of its type.
defined deliverable: The creation of a small cheap data storage device.
Temporary: The project had a start and ended with the successful production.
Planned: IBM had the need to store and transfer data between computers cheaply, so it became a major focus of their development team at the time.
Quality was fixed due to the operation of the product being important. Cost was optimised due to the drive of it being cheap to produce. -
The Intel Corporation introduced the first Microprocessor Chip, called "4004"
Unique- Yes, it was the first Microprocessor Chip, was named as "4004"
Defined Deliverable- The purpose of the microprocessor chip is to store millions of transistors together.
Planned- This is the first kind of microprocessor chip, which was merged with 4001 RAM chip & 4002 ROM chip
Quality- Fix
Time- Accept
Cost- Optimise -
The invention of the Ethernet data transfer system via cable. Fast data transfer by multiple hardware units on a single network is what Ethernet made possible.
Unique: Yes as there was no previous technology to do this.
Temporary: Once proven the team released the rights to allow many vendors.
Defined deliverable: Ethernet, the first high-speed local area network (LAN) technology. This product has now become a basic component of all computer networks from home systems to large commercial operations.
Quality was fixed as function was critical, cost was optimised as it need to be cheap to purchase, therefore time was accepted. -
The Commodore 64 was the result of development of a state of the art video and sound chip card and drive to produce a powerful and affordable home computing system intended for mass production
Unique: The assembled prototype video and sound card of the Commodore 64 had been originally designed for arcade gaming but was redirected to be utilized in ta new home computing system.
Temporary: The prototype development was in order to be showcased at the Consumer Electronic Show of 1982.
Defined Deliverable: To create a prototype system within a specified time frame to be presented as a powerful, affordable and functional home computing system.
Cost: Optimized
Time: Fixed
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Apple Introduce the Macintosh Computer. Apple, Steve Jobs & Macintosh team made this computer in 1984.
Unique- This project is unique because, this was the first computer Apple has introduced for general public.
Defined Deliverable- The main purpose of this project is to make simple computer , which would be easy to operate by general public.
Planned- This project was planned by Apple, Steve Jobs & Macintosh team.
Quality- Fix
Time- Accept
Cost- Optimize -
The ability for two devices to communicate wirelessly (WiFi). The invention was made by a group of ‘Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) built in 1992 underpinning today's totally connected world.
Unique: Yes for this ability was not cable at this time.
Temporary: The project was only to prove the ability not to produce any products from it.
Defined deliverable; The ability to transmit data between two computers using radio waves.
Planned: There were several groups working on the concept and they wished to be the first.
Quality was fixed as it had to work correctly, time was optimised due to them not being the only group working on the idea, so cost was accepted. -
Creation of the First USB Flash Drive Technology - developed by the USB Implementers Forum, Inc and lead by Ajay Bhatt, a computer architect from Intel.
Unique: The creation of the USB 1.0 was the first packaging of the flash chip technology to transfer data at 12 megabits per second.
Temporary: The project ended when the technology was released in 1995.
Defined Deliverable: The purpose of the USB is to store and transport data in much larger amounts and much faster than the floppy disk.
Planned: The project was a planned collaboration by the USB-IF.
Quality was fixed.
Time was optimised.
Cost was accepted. -
Creation of Skype - Developed then launched in August 2003 by Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis
Unique: It was the first iteration of Skype to be created.
Temporary: The release of Skype to the public marks the end of the creation as a project.
Defined Deliverable: The defined deliverable of this project was to create VoIP (voice over internet) communication within a peer-to-peer network.
Planned: Skype had two dedicated developers working on this. It was definitely an intentional endeavor.
Time was fixed.
Quality was optimised
Cost was accepted. -
The Ultra Fast Broadband (UFB) roll out is a Crown Infrastructure Partners project initiated by the NZ government to provide more than 1.9 million housholds and business's access to UFB allowing significantly improved connection to the internet
Unique: This project was initiated by the NZ government and requires completely new fibre optic infrastructure to be built throughout NZ to achieve fibre connectability which would significantly improve computing and connection speeds to the internet.
Temporary: The roll out has a project build time frame of 4 years between 2018 to 2022
Defined Deliverable: To provide UFB to the premise of 87% of New Zealand business's and households By 2022
Time: Optimize
Cost:Fix
Quality: Accept
