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Difference engine
An idea proposed by charles babbage called the "difference engine", which calculatwed long sums of math. -
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COmputer history
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ENIAC
A machine used by the United states army's ballistic research laboratory. IT was used to calculate artillery firing tables. -
UNIVAC
USed to compute large numbers ad also handled alphabetical characters equally well. Predicted the outcome of the presidential election of 1952 in the USA correctly. -
Data general nova
A popular mini-computer, cheaper than other computer rival's computers like IBM. It was 16-bit. -
Altair 8800
The micro-computer that sparked the micro computer revolution. -
Apple II, Commodore PET, and TRS-80
The first home-computers,nicknamed the "1977 trinity" which started an era of mass market home computers. -
Compact disc or "CD"
Used to store music and movies. Originally only for sound recordings, it was later adapted to store data (CD-ROM). -
The NES
A video game console to play video games.The best selling video game console of it’s time, it is the first console to feature widely known video games like Mario and Zelda. -
Tetris
The best selling video game of all time. Over 140 million copies sold -
Gameboy
A handheld game console that popularized the andheld game console concept.It contains many best-selling games. -
"archie"
The first search engine, even before yahoo, google, and bing. -
World Wide Web
A web of hypertext
documents to be viewed by
browsers. -
Libire EBR-1000EP
The first e-book reader with an electronic paper display. -
Iphone
The most widely popular
multi-touch screen smart
phone in the world. -
Bitcoin
The most widely popular
online currency in the
world, used for online
transactions.