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The first computer was invented by J. Presper Eckert. It took up 1800 sq. ft of space and was very large. The computer weighed almost 50 tons. It was started in 1943 and finished in 1946. It broke very often and did not work well, but it was considered a success.
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The transistor was invented by Bell Telephone Company. It wasn't a computer in itself but it was a vital computer component.
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IBM International Business Machines came out with their first computer machine.
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The first bank computers were invented. They used MICR, or magnetic ink character recognition, to read checks.
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Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce invented the integrated circuit, better known as the computer chip.
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Spacewar games invented the first computer video games.
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Douglas Engelbart invented the computer mouse. He called it the mouse because the cord came out the back like a tail.
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The first internet was called ARPANET. The original internet wasn't used very widely because not many people had access to it.
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IBM and Apple were just a couple of the brands that put out the first personal computers.
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Bill Gates worked with Paul Allen to develop BASIC for the Altair 8800.
