Standardization - By Moses

The Standardization and Industrialization of Technological Goods

At the point of a technology becoming labeled obsolete we see prices come down drastically. For example, in 1979 it would cost you $3,000,000 for a U.S.B flashcard that carried 8 gigabytes of R.A.M. Today it sells for $20. This is a statement in the advances we’ve reached in technology. The fact is that computers were standardized and is the main reason we see such low prices in hi-tech equipment today.
In 1710 Direct Current was invented by Benjamin Franklin. It used electricity as the barometer and resisters in Cable allowing the transference of electricity. I t was in 1821 that Tesla invented Alternating Current and because of its’ practicality was standardized into the Western World. This is what we see in the majority of developed Countries (even more-so since 1950) Worldwide. At the point of the standardization of personal computers into every home Worldwide we see the industrialization with respect to the material goods;

Plastic – mainframe, keyboard, accessories
Glass - monitor
Steel – mainframe, other components
Crystal – in the digital circuitry
Software – linking each hardware component to one another
Silicone – the actual chips
Fiber-optics – the actual cabling of information dependant on the protocol (ports)

In this example of a ‘good’ becoming standardized we see this particular ‘good’ as being the protocol (port), or the means. This allows essentially every home Worldwide to have a Home Computer that is affordable. Could you actually imagine a World in the present day that didn’t have computers?
The sentiment regarding Electricity was similar to this perspective as early as 1850 in the Western World. Times are changing, asking someone fifty years ago if they ever thought having a computer would be a necessity and they would laugh in your face. No, the person would commonly say. We don’t need them. Ask yourself this though, do we need cyborgs?

Features of Standardization;

Instantaneous broadcasting from the source (the event) and the monitor (i.e – the transcript).
E.C.U – Electronic Control Units. Knowing and having complete autonomy of a homes’ electronic signal flow controlled by speech.
Identification Cards – Being able to account for every good and service you use through the use of only one interface card.