As our winter break approaches many of us may spend the break catching up on homework and other assignments for our senior classes. Still many others will take that week and turn it into a much needed vacation from school and homework. If you do decide to go on vacation, one of the top destinations for college students on break is Cancun Mexico. With its premium white beaches, tropical atmosphere and it’s almost perfect weather Cancun is a delight for all who have ever been there.
What does Cancun have to with an IS 449 class blog? Cancun with all its beauty and charm would not exist today had it not been for a computer that was used to pick the most perfect location for tourism in Mexico. Had it not been for a computer, this main tourist attraction would still be just overgrown jungle and its beautiful beaches would belong to just the sea creatures who inhibit the waters.
In the late 1960s the Mexican president created a committee to research the best possible location in Mexico to develop for tourism. The committee then searched many potential locations. In 1970, all the information gathered by the researchers was feed into a computer and the best possible location was chosen by the computer. Cancun was that choice and I have to say that a computer did a really good job of picking paradise. The computer technology at the time was no where near where it is today and its choice just amazes me. Sometimes nature needs a little help, in this case it was helped by a computer.
What does Cancun have to with an IS 449 class blog? Cancun with all its beauty and charm would not exist today had it not been for a computer that was used to pick the most perfect location for tourism in Mexico. Had it not been for a computer, this main tourist attraction would still be just overgrown jungle and its beautiful beaches would belong to just the sea creatures who inhibit the waters.
In the late 1960s the Mexican president created a committee to research the best possible location in Mexico to develop for tourism. The committee then searched many potential locations. In 1970, all the information gathered by the researchers was feed into a computer and the best possible location was chosen by the computer. Cancun was that choice and I have to say that a computer did a really good job of picking paradise. The computer technology at the time was no where near where it is today and its choice just amazes me. Sometimes nature needs a little help, in this case it was helped by a computer.
Great story!
ReplyDeleteThat is a interesting fact. We seem to think all that computers can do for us is make it easier to contact our friends and type up our homework. We have already forgot many of the old ways of doing things prior to computers and so we over look the value they bring to our lives.
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