Pre- Mechanical Age

The pre-mechanical age is the age in which there were no kinds of computer systems. This was a very
long time ago, estimated to be around 3000 B.C.-1450 A.D. This date is very much an estimate as it is
difficult to gather evidence about what systems were in use so long ago.

Writing and alphabet for communication

Between 3000 and 2000 B.C. the humans started communicating with each other using simple
picture drawings called petroglyphs which were usually carved in rock.

Also, this age the Early alphabets were developed such as the Phoenician alphabet.
 The Phoenician alphabet is widely considered to be the first true alphabet, and it was
developed by the Phoenicians. The Greeks later adopted the Phoenician alphabet and added
vowels; the Romans gave the letters Latin names to create the alphabet we use today.

Technology
Paper and a pen were the pre-mechanical age's means of communication technology. Around
2600 B.C. Paper was first made from the papyrus plant from ancient egypt, and Sumerians used
a pen-like tool called STYLUS to make lines on wet clay.

Permanent Storage Devices

A lot of information was written down during this time period, which means that individuals
needed a way to store it permanently. Between 600 and 500 B.C., the first books and libraries
were established. Egyptian scrolls were widely used to preserve written documents. In fact, some
people bound paper together to make books.
The first Numbering Sytem
During this period, the first numbering systems similar to those in use
today were invented between 100 and 200 A.D. by Hindus in India who
created a nine-digit numbering system.

The First Calculator

The existence of a counting tool called the abacus, one of the very first
information processors, permitted people to "store" numbers temporarily
and to perform calculations using beads strung on wires. It continued to be
an important tool throughout the middle Ages.