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After trying to find a way to make long, complex arithmatic problems easier, Konrad Zuse invented the Z1 Computer, the first freely programmable computer.
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John Eckert and John Mauchly invent the UNIVAC Computer for commercial use and was able to tally presidential votes and pick the winner.
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Standford Research Institute, Bank of America, and General Electric work together to create the ERMA, which used MICR (magnetic ink character recognition) and was used in banks.
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The Intel 1103 Computer Chip, the world's first available dynamic RAM chip, is produced and inserted into computers, allowing for more memory.
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Scelbi & Mark-8 Altair & IBM 5100 Computers were first released to the public for consumer use.
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The Apple Lisa Computer, the first home computer with a GUI, graphical user interface, is released to the public.