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computer history
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Complex Number Calculator (CNC)
Bell Telephone Laboratories completed this computer in 1939; it is able to do calculations with complex numbers. -
Z3 Computer
Konrad Zuse finished the Z3 in 1941. It used floating point binary arithmetic and had a 22 bit word length. -
Collusus Computer
World’s first digital electronic computer that could be programmed. It was developed by Tommy Flowers. -
LINC (laboratory instrumentation computer)
Designed by Wesley Clark , it allows us to process laboratory data. -
Apollo Guidance Computer
This computer made its debut orbiting the earth on Apollo 7. One year later, it steered Apollo 11 on to the lunar surface. Astronauts communicate with the computer by punching 2 digit codes and the appropriate syntactic category into the unit keyboard. -
TV Typewriter
The TV typewriter was designed by Don Lancaster. It is a TV terminal that can display 2 pages of words on a standard television set. -
Visual Display Module
This was designed by Lee Felsenstein, the VDM allowed use of personal computers for interactive games. -
Laptop
Adam Osborne was the first to invite the portable computer (laptop) , laptops now a days are for personal use and business etc. The laptop has been improved so much. -
Difference Engine
The difference machine was built by Charles Babbage in 1821. However, his invention was never fully completed. The difference engine is an automatic, mechanical calculator designed to tabulate polynomials functions. -
Iphone 3G
A smart phone, by Steve Jobbs, still very popular in the world today. It has many functions.
