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Computers Over Time

By Ashleighlb

  • First all-purpose Computer

    First all-purpose Computer
    First ComputerThis computer was a 30-ton machine with 19,000 vacuum tubes plus 6,000 switches! Back then it was a big deal that this computer was able to add 5,000 numbers in oen second.

  • First Computer mouse

    First Computer mouse
    It was called a mouse because of its little tail cord and made by Douglas Engelbart. It was first just a wooden shell with metal wheels.

  • The Alto

    The Alto
    Xerox Palo Alto Research Center came up with the first stationed computer with a built in mouse. They gave them to universities but not sold commercially.

  • Apple copany stars

    Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak worked together to open up Apple computers . Thee started out selling computer boards.

  • First Laptop Computer

    First Laptop Computer
    Old Laptops
    This laptop was made by Adam Osborne and weighed 24 lbs with a 5 inch screen. The cost was around $1795. This computer wasn't very successful since its battery pack wasn't so good.

  • New Style of Laptop Introduced

    New Style of Laptop Introduced
    Laptops
    Bill Gates and Microsoft's Kazuhiko Nishi started thinking about different designs for newer laptops. They had the new idea of using a liquid cyrstal display (LCD) and when showed to Radio Shack, they started making the computer.

  • "notebook" style" laptop

    "notebook" style" laptop
    It was called NEC UltraLite and weighed less than 5 lbs. People consideres this computer as the first "notebook style" computer. The battery length was about 14.5 hrs .

  • The Ipad

    The Ipad
    This computer is sold at Apple and was introduced by Steve Jobs (recently passed away). Its a touch screen , rectangular shaped , over-sized ipod touch basically. When first released, they sold 3 million in just 80 days. Total, Apple sold 14.8 million iPads worldwide in 2010.