Computer Improvements

By brownmillerd

  • First Computer

    This was the first Mechanical Computer made by Charles Babbage. It was capable of computing sets of numbers making hard copies of the results.
  • First Programmable Computer

    First Programmable Computer

    The Z1 was created Konrad Zuse considered to be the first electromagnetically binary programmable computer, and the first functional modern computer.
  • First Electrical programmable computer

    First Electrical programmable computer

    The Colossus was the first electric programmable computer, developed by Tommy Flowers. It helped the British break German messages.
  • First computer with program stored in memory

    First computer with program stored in memory

    First delivered to the United States government in 1950. the UNIVAC was considered to be the first computer capable of storing and running a program from memory.
  • The first desktop and mass-market computer

    The first desktop and mass-market computer

    Called the Programma 101. It was invented by Pier Giorgio Perotto and manufactured by Olivetti. About 44,000 were sold. each with a price tag of $3,200.
  • The first laptop

    The first laptop

    The Osborne I weighed 24.5-pounds and had a 5-inch display.
  • Tablets

    Tablets

    Tablets and other more mobile computers were made.
  • Watch

    Watch

    These watches had 20 times the computing power of the first laptop made.