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Computer History
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First typewriter is made
The first typewriter is patented by William Austin Burt. It was not the most advanced machines and took hours to use but it was the first ever writing machine. I picked it because I think that it is cool to look at the first writing machine ever made -
First printing calculator is invented
Scheutz invents the first printing calculator. I picked this because it is the first thing to ever print off a calculator or computer. That is a huge thing in the history of computers -
The first adding machine with a printer
Burroughs produces the first adding machine with a printer. I picked this because it is another huge advancement in not that long of a time. It was used for accounting which i also think is pretty neat -
Magnetic recording is invented.
The first thing that records something is a huge milestone in my mind and I find it very interesting. -
The flip flop circuit is invented
Two American physicists, Eccles and Jordan, invent the flip-flop circuit which will be necessary for high-speed electronic calculating. This is what starts to make our calculators and computers much faster. This is one of the most important advancements in making them run smoother -
IBM adopts the 80 column punched card - used for the next 50 years
I think that this is huge because it was used for over 50 years, which is an incredible amount of time for one thing to be used.AlsoTeletypewriters and teleprinters come into limited use in Britain, Germany and the US -
IBM introduces the electric typewriter
When IBM introduced the electric typewriter they took a step ahead over everybody else, and I think that is so important in history. The first electric typewriter -
The first UNIVAC 1 computer is developed by Grace Murray Hopper
Not only was the UNIVAC 1 invented but 4 other computers were invented in 1951, this is a huge milestone in my mind
Other Computers of 1951: Fairchild Computer General Electric 100 ERMA NBS SWAC (Sealed With A Kiss?) Burroughs Lab Calculator -
Douglas Englebart develops a working mouse.
The first working mouse had to have been pretty spectacular to see. I wish that I could have seen or used it up close. This is so very interesting to me because it is the first. Anything that is the first interests me -
Steven Jobs and Stephen Wozniak design the first Apple computers, the Apple 1
All the other apple computers may be great and better than this one, but this was the first ever made. That is why it is so important in my eyes, it was the first ever! This fascinates me and I would love to learn more about it.
