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Z1 was created by Konrad Zuse. It was the first computer that you could tell it what to do. You could make it do multiplication or division by a binary code that you punched into tape. Our modern computers have us tell it what to do. Otherwise your computer could only do one thing.
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The Williams Tube was the first practical RAM created. RAM is essential for our modern computers. Without it they wouldn't exist.
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Jay Forester developed magnetic memory at M.I.T. Magnetic memory is used in most computers these days in the hard drive. Without it we wouldn't have modern day computers.
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Douglas Englebart created the mouse. The mouse until recently was found on almost every modern computer.
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Seymour Cray made the first supercomputer. This advanced what people knew about computers and allowed others to think of what computers could do. Supercomputers are essential for large governments today to operate.
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Liquid Crystal Display ( LCD ) was invented by James Fergason. This affected modern computers by letting computer monitors have a clearer and sharper picture. When shopping for a modern computer many look for a LCD screen.
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Many modern computers are portable. It's something everybody takes for granted but when this bulky machine was made it was considered amazing by others because of how small it was. It led others to think smaller and look how small we have gotten with some modern computers.
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Windows has affected modern computers by being one of the programs that is on the largest amount of computers. When people think of computers they think of Windows.
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The World Wide Web is launched for the public. Almost every modern computer has the capability to connect to the internet. The internet is easily associated with computers.
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The Ipad really helped show everyone that touchscreen technology is what many computers in the future are going to use. Some companies even use this technology in their personal computer design.
