Computer History Museum (Part 4) - Mountain View, CA

On 1 April, 2023, my dad and I went to the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA. The address of the museum is at 1401 N Shoreline Blvd, Mountain View, CA 94043. I had a great time geeking out on old technology. While most of the things I saw were way before my time (such as punch card programing), I had a great time seeing all of the Commodore computers, Apple computers, and the historic game consoles. I'm a total computer geek. 😂 It has been a decade since I went to this museum and I have been wanting to go again. I took cellphone photos at the museum, and the photos are split into 4 parts. I took way too many photos on this trip. I hope you enjoy viewing my photos.

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This is part 4 of my cellphone photos from the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA.

I actually have a lot more commentary in this blog post than my previous 3 because this part of the Computer History Museum starts getting into things that was pertinent in the era I grew up in.

Google "Noogler" Propeller Hat (2000s)

My dad works at Google, and had one of these Google "Noogler" propeller hats. He gave it to our family friend's daughter a few years ago. Interesting to see one at the museum.

Telegraph Sender/Receiver (1840s) & Morse Code Chart

While telegraphs are way before my time, I am an amateur radio operator. It reminds me of the Morse Code I hear getting transmitted over the air.

Western Union Telegraph Company Universal 3-A Stock Ticker (1875)

This was probably the first time I have seen one of these telegraph linked stock tickers in real life. I've only seen them on The Simpsons, in Mr. Burn's office, on the "The Old Man and the Lisa" episode.

Anderson Jacobson ADC300 Dial Up Modem (1968)

This was the first time I have seen an acoustic coupler dial up modem in real life. I have seen these a few times on YouTube watching videos about computer history.

Apple USB Dial Up Modem (2005)

I had no idea Apple made USB dial up modems. At first glance, I was wondering why they put an USB ethernet adapter inside the display. The last time I used dial up at home, I was still a child in China. I think the modem was built into the IBM PC. After coming to the US, I did use dial up a few times at different friend's homes, but I never got to take a look at the modem hooked up to their computers. After coming to the US, our home always had DSL, so I never used dial up again at home.

Microsoft Internet Explorer 2.0 Browser for Windows 95 (1995)

I think during my childhood, I had my fair share of time using Internet Explorer. Remember the days of toolbars, and toolbars that offered special cursors for your computer? Also remember how "tabs" weren't a thing yet, and every page you wanted to open, opened in a new window? That is the era I am from. 😂 I feel by the time I became a teenager, most of my friends and I switched over to using Firefox. The modern day joke is "The only thing Microsoft Edge is good for is for downloading Google Chrome". I feel the joke back then was "The only thing Internet Explorer is good for is downloading Firefox". I can't remember when "tabs" became a thing, but it was revolutionary. I feel "tabs" first became a thing on Firefox, but I could be wrong. I remember Firefox memory leaking like crazy, eventually crashing the browser, and having to restart it.

Butler Mascot for Ask Jeeves search engine (1999)

I can't remember using Ask Jeeves all that much during my childhood. I think in grade school, our teachers were teaching us how to use Yahooligans and InfoPlease. Then Google came along and took over the search engine market.

Adobe Photoshop 1.0 for Apple Macintosh (1990)

Being a photographer, I felt compelled to get a photo of the Adobe Photoshop 1.0 disk and box. 😁

Motorola Analog Cellphone (early 1990s)

I wonder how cancerous these early Motorola cellphones were. 😂

Nokia 2110 NHE-4NX GSM Cellphone (1994)

Motorola Digital Phone (early 1990s)(left), Handspring Treo Smartphone Prototype (2002)(center), T-Mobile myTouch 875T (2010)(right)

I guess this display is to show the evolution of the smartphone.

Sony Walkman (1970s)(left) & Portable RCA RP-2365RC CD Player (2000)

I think when I was a child, CDs and cassette tapes were still in, but I was too young back then to know very much. Also, China was a little bit behind in technology back in the day. By the time I became a teenager, most of us were using iPods. I had an iPod Nano I used when I was a teen.

Audible Music Player (1997)(left) & Rio Riot PMP300 Player (top)

I do know a little bit about the Audible Music Player, after watching a YouTube video a while back. They were their own company back then (before they got bought out by Amazon), and they had their own audiobook playback device.

Google Earth Explorer

Google Earth Explorer

Google Earth Explorer

Fun Fact: The "Google Earth Explorer" used to be in a Google lobby for employees. My dad works at Google, and I still remember when I'd go to this machine every time I visited Google campus just to play with Google Earth. There was also a fully functional "giant Android phone" in that same lobby that you can play with. My dad said he hasn't seen the "Google Earth Explorer" in the Google lobby for a few years now and he always wondered where it went. I guess we know now. 😂

Share Your Thoughts Whiteboard

I thought the feedback was kind of funny. 😅 I wonder if the museum brings in local middle school and high school students on field trips. 😂

Share Your Thoughts Whiteboard

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CES 2015 - Las Vegas, NV (Part 2)

I went to the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, NV this year! There was so much cool electronic gadgets to see. I went on the last two days of the convention (Thursday and Friday). I obviously didn't get through all of the exhibits. I got so carried away looking and playing with the cool electronics, that I forgot to vlog and take photos for a lot of the stuff at the convention. Even with that, I still have a pretty good collection of shots to show you that I took at the convention. I hope you enjoy viewing the photos. The photos will be split into four blog posts. If you haven't watched my vlog yet, you can do so here. In the vlog, you can see some of the products in the photos here in action. Obviously, I can't animate a photo! :)

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Here is part 2 of the photos from the event. Coming up in this blog post: Nikon exhibit, Polaroid exhibit, Canon exhibit, Sony Exhibit, and much more!

Intel exhibit. Long exposure indoors achieved using a Gorillapod Focus.  

Next up, the Nikon exhibit. This is where I got that NFC wristband that I showed in my vlog. They were giving them out for the 360° stop motion thing. Nikon had a bunch of cameras set up in a circle, and they took a photo of you when you jumped with all of the cameras at the same time to do a stop motion animation thing. I wanted to get one done, but the line was too long. Either way, I got what I wanted. the NFC wristband is great for unlocking my phone. 

 Nikon camera demo with live music. 

 Up next, I went to the Polaroid booth. My friend took a photo of me with one of the cameras. 

 These cameras have a mini printer on them, so you can print out the photo you just took. Here is a photo of the device printing out a photo of me. 

 There is a small issue with the printer though. Photo falls out once it is done printing. Polaroid should fix this. 

Up next, the Canon exhibit.  

Here is a demo of a Canon EOS 1D with Canon EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM Extender 1.4X Lens.  

Next up is the Sony exhibit. This is their thinnest TV. Please note the transparent glass on the left is not the TV. The TV is the thin thing to the right.  

Here is another photo of the TV from a slightly different angle.  

 This is Sony's wireless camera. The "lens" itself is a camera. It can hook up to your phone wirelessly, and it also has a holder on the camera to hold your phone. 

I thought this sign was funny. LOL :) There is a reflection of me taking the photo with my Gorillapod Focus. 

Black and white process of the photo above.  

A photo of the Samsung exhibit.

Not sure where this was, but... I thought the deejay looked really cool so I got a portrait shot of him.

Black and white process of the photo above.

Beginning the photos from the 2nd day at CES 2015. This is a product called Mother. It is suppose to be some sort of habit tracker and warning system to alert you when you forgot something. It does something like that. I have to say, this looks like something that is gonna come alive at night and attack me. LOL Nice concept, but maybe fix the design? The whole thing looks a bit creepy.

My friend was interested in the health technology section so I spent some time with him there. Here is some shots of some of the exhibits there.  

Here I am at an exhibit for the company Masimo. They had Dotsie Bausch there to promote their product. I think they said she is an Olympic silver medalist and seven time USA cycling national champion. As you can see, I don't know anything about sports, and I am quite the couch potato. My friend wanted to see, so I spent a bit of time there and took some photos. Anyways, I think Masimo was trying to promote their new mini bio-monitor which can detect pulse rate and blood oxygen saturation.

Here is another shot at the Masimo exhibit with Dotsie Bausch.

These are all the photos for today. I have more CES 2015 photos next time (robotics, toys, etc...). Please don't forget to share the blog post with your friends and family members! Also, if you want to get notifications when I post up more photos, "Like" us on Facebook or follow me on Twitter and Instagram. These links can also be found on the top of the right sidebar.

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Unboxing the StudioHut Multi-Function Timer Remote Control (Video)

This is the Unboxing for the StudioHut Multi-Function Timer Remote Control for the Canon EOS series cameras with the 3 pin connectors. The company also makes it for a few other brands of cameras. This device is an intervalometer and is great for time lapse photography.

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RainbowImaging 100 Meter 2.4 GHz Wireless Shutter Release Review (Video)

This is the video review for the RainbowImaging 100 Meter 2.4 GHZ Wireless Shutter Release for cameras and DSLRs. The kit comes with the transmitter, receiver, batteries, a certification, and a badly translated instruction manual. XD The product in the video was the shutter release for the "3 pin" Canon EOS cameras. The remote also features 4 modes including single shutter, multiple shutter, bulb, and delay. The same company also makes other shutter released for other brand cameras like Canon (other type of connector), Pentax, Panasonic, Nikon, Sony, FujiFilm, and Samsung.

Reviews of other products mentioned in video:

• Zeikos Remote Review (Wired Remote)
• Photive RC-6 Release Review (IR Remote)

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Unboxing The Rainbow Imaging Wireless Shutter Release (Video)

This is the unboxing video for the Rainbow Imaging 100 Meter 2.4 GHZ Wireless Shutter Release for cameras and DSLRs. The kit comes with the transmitter, receiver, batteries, a certification, and a badly translated instruction manual. XD The product unboxed was the shutter release for the "3 pin" Canon EOS cameras. The same company also makes other shutter released for other brand cameras like Canon (other type of connector), Pentax, Panasonic, Nikon, Sony, FujiFilm, and Samsung.

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Flowers from Quarry Lakes Regional Park (Part 2)

It's spring again and flowers are starting to bloom. :) Today I have 13 pictures of flowers from Quarry Lakes Regional Park located in Fremont/Union City, CA. Please enjoy. They are pretty! I will try to get the names of the flowers, but as you guys know, I am no flower expert. No promises. If I got the wrong name, please point it out in the comments.

As you guys can see I stopped watermarking all my photos. I only do it on some of them from now on. However, this doesn't mean you can steal credit for the pictures. I did that to improve your enjoyment and the viewing of my photos.

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Larkspur (Delphinium) 

(Not sure)

Cow parsnip (Heracleum lanatum)

Paintbrush (Castilleja)

Not sure what flower this is.

The flower looks really pretty! I think it's the best picture I've taken. :) 

California Saxifrage (Saxifraga californica)

Anyways guys. I don't have anymore photos in my library. :( Hopefully I'll be able to take more for next time. :) Stay tuned!