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Charles Babbage, an English mathematician and polymath, invented the first computer in the 19th century and is known as the "father of the computer."
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The U.S. built the ENIAC with the purpose of performing ballistics trajectory calculations for the United States Army.
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Atari introduces its Model 400 and Model 800 computers. Model 400 serves as a gaming consul and Model 800 is a home computer.
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Apple introduced the Lisa computer which is one of the first personal computers to offer a graphical user interface.
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Compaq introduces the Deskpro 386, the first computer on the market to use Intel's new 80386 chip.
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Acer releases the Acer Aspire Z5610 Desktop computer.
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Apple introduces its 27" iMac desktop computer with Retina 5K display.