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John Vincent Atanasoff and Clifford Berry created a prototype the Atanasoff-Berry Computer(ABC)- a binary based computer that is important, because it is often considered the first automatic digital computer binary- a two digit number system that computers use to store data and compute functions
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a program controlled by large scale calculating machine was used in World War 2, Grace Hopper became the first programmer
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IBM made the first automatic mass-production facility for transistors in New York
transistor- semiconductor device capable of amplification
semiconductor- a solid substance that has conductivity between an insulator and of most metals it is important because without it there would be no modern electronics -
The Common Business-Oriented Language programming language was invented
programming language- an artificial language that is important because it delivers instruction to the computer and without it we wouldn't be able to design any computer programs -
Apple I was designed by Steven Wozniak
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Apple computer was born and the Apple company did not begin to take off until the computer was debuted at a local trade show
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apple disk two was a floppy disk player Floppy disk- a flexible square disk that is used for storing data
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Apple III was created
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Microsoft began working on mouse based applications for Apples secret Mac project, but it also began working on graphical user interference for (Windows) for the IBM PC
graphical user interference- is a type of user iterference that allows you to interact with electronic devices using graphics and images rather than command codes
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Apple introduced the first highly anticipated Mac computer named the Macintosh it was an extremely groudbreaking computer because, it finally had a price low enough for evryday people to have ringing up at about $2,495 and having 128K megabytes of memory
mega byte- a unit of information equal to two to the thwentieth or roughly one million bytes
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Apple released a line of low cost Macs due to much critisism of Macs being overpriced releasing the US Mac Classic $999, Mac LC 2,400, and the Mac llsi 3,800
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A line of fuly functional yet attractive and lighweight Macs. This was the first popular portable laptop computer
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the $699 Message pad is important because it established a new market area called Personal Digital Assistant
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fastest computer on the market at that time
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the first iPod ships and this is extremely important to computer history because not not only does it transform apple, but it transforms the entire music industry
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Mac OS X 10.2 aka Jaguar, ha many new features including Mail, iChat, Address Book, Inkwell, QuickTime 6 with MPEG-4, improved Universal Access, enhanced Finder, Sherlock 3, Quartz Extreme, and Rendezvous.
sherlock 3- a file and web search tool created by Apple
quartz extreme- the well known "windowing system" and enhanced graphics -
apple iTunes music store opens changing computer and music industry forever
