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Information Age Postmodernism

Information Age Postmodernism. 1985-1989 Chris Bendix. The Information Age: The information explosion had massive effects on the culture of the late twentieth century (Fiero). The World Watched! Astronauts walk on the moon……..(well supposedly) Prime time war coverage on the news

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Information Age Postmodernism

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  1. Information AgePostmodernism 1985-1989 Chris Bendix

  2. The Information Age: • The information explosion had massive effects on the culture of the late twentieth century (Fiero). • The World Watched! • Astronauts walk on the moon……..(well supposedly) • Prime time war coverage on the news • Literature moves to the big screen • Sporting events broadcast from around the world The two major players in the Information Age ("Vintage television") ("1980 Computer")

  3. 1985Sports & Leisure Activities ("Where in the World is Carmen SanDiego.“) The company Broderbund, developed a computer game that challenged children to fight crime by learning about different locations on a globe.(Courir)

  4. 1985Cinema, Theater, & Mass Media ("Discovery Channel Logo") Launched in 1985, sister channels include Animal Planet, Discovery Kids, Military Channel, and programming such as American Chopper, Deadliest Catch and Storm Chasers.

  5. 1985National Events of Historical Importance ("Stealth Bomber") Thomas Patrick Cavanagh attempted to sell the Soviets classified information on the Stealth Bomber Project("Los Angeles Times") Despite Cavanagh’s efforts, it is reported that no serious compromise occurred. Convicted and sentenced to two consecutive life terms in prison

  6. 1985Science & Technology Symbolics.com, first registered .com site Other early sites included: Think.com IBM.com Xerox.com

  7. 1986Science & Technology ("Windows Cover") ("Bill Gates sprawled on a desk")

  8. 1986National Events (Geraldo Rivera)

  9. 1986International Event ("Challenger Crew")

  10. 1986Science & Technology ("IBM 5140")

  11. 1987National Events January 22: R. Budd Dwyer, a Pennsylvanian politician commits suicide on live TV. One year earlier he was convicted of receiving bribes form potential contractors. During a press conference from his office, he pulled out a revolver and took his own life. The video is available online……

  12. 1989Sports & Leisure Activities Game Boy is the most successful video game system ever released. Since its introduction in 1989, Game Boy has sold well over 150 million systems worldwide.("Nintendo.com")

  13. What does it all mean? 1985-1989 Today we have access to just about anything, anytime and from anywhere During this time period we saw inventions created that were for the positive and the negative As well as espionage and loss of life, live on TV Regardless this five year block helped bring us to the I-Phone, XBOX 360 and the reality TV programming we watch today.

  14. Works Cited Fiero, Gloria K. "37 the Information Age." The Humanistic Tradition. 6th ed. Boston: McGraw Hill, 2002. 127-52. Print. "1980 Computer." Web. 16 Jul 2011. <http://www.csccalumni.org/img/timeline/1980/COMPUTER.JPG>. "Vintage television." fotolia. Web. 16 Jul 2011. <http://us.fotolia.com/id/1670291>. "Where in the World is Carmen SanDiego." TrivWorks. Web. 16 Jul 2011. <http://www.trivworks.com/tag/trivial- pursuit/>. Courir, Marlena. "Carmen SanDiego the game included a historical resource." Carmen SanDiego. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 07 Feb 2011. Web. 16 Jul 2011. <http://carmensandiego.com/hmh/site/carmen/home/articles?article=256>. "Discovery Channel Logo." Web. 16 Jul 2011. <http://dsc.discovery.com/>. "The Region." Los Angeles Times 07 Jan 1987: n. pag. Web. 16 Jul 2011. <http://articles.latimes.com/1987-01- 07/news/mn-2480_1_soviet-union>. "Stealth Bomber." Stealth Bomber 65. Web. 16 Jul 2011. <http://hubpages.com/hub/Stealth_Bomber>. "World's First .com." Web. 16 Jul 2011. <http://thelongestlistofthelongeststuffatthelongestdomainnameatlonglast.com/first71 "Bill Gates sprawled on a desk." Windows at 20. Web. 16 Jul 2011. <http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2005/11/20/happy-birthday-windows/>.

  15. Works Cited Cont. "Geraldo Rivera." The Peoples Cube. Web. 16 Jul 2011. <http://thepeoplescube.com/peoples-blog/palin emails- forces-comrade-to-drink-t7393.html>. "Challenger Crew." NASA. Web. 16 Jul 2011. <http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/mirrors/images/images/pao/STS51L/10062258.jpg>. "IBM 5140." High Tech History. Web. 18 Jul 2011. <http://hightechhistory.com/2009/04/02/this-day-april-3- 1986-ibm-introduces-the-first-laptop-computer/>. "Company History." Nintendo.com. Nintendo of America, 2011. Web. 18 Jul 2011. <http://www.nintendo.com/corp/history.jsp

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