Back when people were just beginning to hear of the home computer they thought it would be nice to own one but at what cost, that was always the main concern and even in the old movies they had elaborate computer setups that no one would be able to own because of the size of them and the cost. But as computers evolved in the movies and from green screen to the first windows operating system I have been curious where they are going to stop or even if they can. There must be lots of people out there remembering their first time using a computer for writing a essay or just to check them out. the way the have evolved is amazing.

All of the computers you have seen in the past few years have been quite amazing to say the least, but if you think about the old operating systems that IBM came out with and the first being IBM’s first desktop microcomputer was the IBM 5100, introduced in 1975. And now look how it evolved, with all the advances in technology there has been a significant increase in performance, speed, video, and being able to connect to the internet and lots of other features that the new generation will never know how valuable it is in this days economy. When you think about computers not many think about what went in to making these machines, the amount of hours of research and development it took to bring the new generation to what they call a nice computer. How the computer has evolved has changed so many lives in business and in pleasure is amazing.

After reading this I hope to send the message of what science and technology is capable of and not just in computers, there are many other ways that this story can relate to other great achievements in history that we have been able to make dreams for people throughout the world. So when you think about your computer just think about how evolved they have become since they first came out and what the limit to computers really is.

As computer consultants, it’s our job and mission to make sure our clients are 100% satisfied when they walk out our offices. But our job is unnecessarily made harder when people don’t take the time to learn about computer accessories and familiarize themselves with the limitations of store-bought computers. Hopefully by the time you finish reading this article, you’ll understand the lesson that we were trying to teach our client: “What comes out of the box is really just a starter kit.”

The typical computer package comes with a CPU unit, keyboard, mouse, and speaker set. That may be just fine for some, but most people require more than that especially in today’s “connected” society. Today’s users require full multimedia capabilities, a wide range of graphics tools, and accommodations for the various portables we now enjoy. These extras aren’t included with “what comes out of the box,” and the only way to get them is to accessorize.

To illustrate the importance of accessorizing, we like to use the “plain dough” analogy. Let’s say that a brand new computer is a batch of plain dough – waiting to be flavored and baked into something useful. If we want to use this dough to make a delicious batch of chocolate chip cookies, we would need to “accessorize” this dough with chocolate chips and a little brown sugar. If we want to use this dough into in a warm loaf of sesame seed bread on the other hand, we’d need to “accessorize” the dough with yeast and sesame seeds.

Like “plain dough,” the brand new computer isn’t very useful by itself. It needs accessorizing.

Depending on what’s needed, accessorizing doesn’t need to be expensive.  In fact, you can get away with paying a minimal amount for extra software and hardware if these accessories are for children. It’s when these accessories are work requirements or when they’re needed to produce works of quality for any other reason that they can become rather expensive. And this expense applies to microphones, digital cameras, PDAs, scanners, video cams, and more.

Regardless of cost, it’s important to understand that accessories can become “necessities,” and that the best time to get them is the moment you buy a new computer. Waiting too long to accessorize can cause more problems than necessary because while you wait, manufacturers continuously develop new technologies – technologies that your computer won’t be able to accommodate in the future. Once you’re ready to accessorize, the new products on the market are too advanced for your computer and they just won’t work. This is a typical problem experienced by those who want to use hardware designed for Windows Vista on a Windows XP or Windows 2000 machine.