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First computer mouse
It was made way before any personal computers, but didnt catch on until later when more graphical operating systems came out. Source:
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Datapoint 2200
First computer to resemble a personal computer, It looked like a type writer with a large screen matrix that only had the color green. It used a terminal instead of a user friendly OS and used a single chip 8 bit processor. It was very dificult to debug programs. Source:
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Kembak 1
Considered the first personal computer. Its formfactor was smaller than the previous computers introduced in the market, and greatly less expensive. Only 40 units were ever sold. Previous computers were either too big or expensive to be considered for home and common use.
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Micro Processor Chip Invented (Intel 4004)
Designed by engineers at Intel. Personal computers could be made easier and smaller. It reduced the size and cost of manufacturing computers, and increased availability in the market. With computers coming down in price and more affordable, it helped the proliferation of computers into daily life of humans. Source:
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Floppy Drive + Disk
The original floppy disks were 8 inches in diameter, and released commercially in 1973. Later, 5 inch flopy disks came out leading to the most known 3.5 inch floppy disk.
However, tape drives were still common and cheaper to include with the earlier PCs. Source:
http://h30565.www3.hp.com/t5/Feature-Articles/The-History-of-the-Floppy-Disk/ba-p/6434 -
Wang 2200
One of the first computers to use common computer language BASIC.
Used a cassette tape as storage. And had a primitive single colored crt screen. It had over 100 peripherals made for it.
Made by Dr. Wang who had many series of advanced calculators. Source: http://www.wang2200.org/
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Apple 1 Computer
Originally sold barebones with no peripherals, cords, power supply, or cassette tape to save data. Had no matrix or crt display,and the buyer needed to supply his own tv monitor.
Designed by Steve Wozniak in his garage with the help of Steve Jobs. Source:
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Commodore PET
Built in monitor diplaying only white text. The cassette recorder (tape drive) was conveniently included in the frame of the computer. It was extremely popular for first time buyers because it is an "all in one computer", and helped introduce computers to more people. Source:
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Atari ST 400/800
Plugged into a T.V. similar to a game system. Without a proprietary screen, more colors and more advanced graphics could be displayed. Source: http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=460 -
Commodore VIC 20
Predecessor to the commodore 64, and the first computer unit to sell over 1 million copies in a year. It was a popular computer, which would later be beaten by its sucessor -- the Commodore 64. Source: -
IBM PC 5150
Looks more like a modern desktop computer. -
Commodore 64
The most known and widely considered an icon for home computers was the commodore 64. Source:
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Commodore Amiga 1000 (Multi tasking!)
Popular because of its mulitasking abilities and superior graphical and audio capabilities. Amiga OS was one of the first operating systems to allow multi tasking. Source: -
Windows OS 1.0
Provides a user friendly expierience and easy way to operate computers. A sucessor to MS DOS-- Microsofts previous OS.
~ MS DOS stands for Microsoft Disk Operating System. Source:
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CD drive and CD R's
Cds were becoming popular in the 90s. It provided an alternate way to store information to floppy drives or cassette tapes. -
Mosaic Web Browser
The first graphical web browser available to the common public. Source:
http://www.internetsociety.org/internet/internet-51/history-internet/brief-history-internet -
USB Interface
A major improvement for PCs. The Universal Serial Bus made a single form of connection common instead of having proprietary cables connecting multiple different pieces. Source:
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Commercial Web
Became commercial in the early 1990s from the development of web browsers which made it avaiable for common computer users. The internet existed since the late 1970s but was not totally available to the public until later. The web bacame a place for commerce and a selling platform. Source:
http://www.internetsociety.org/internet/internet-51/history-internet/brief-history-internet -
I was Born.
I am a computer user. -
Duo Core Processors
The first dual core processor was made in 2005. This increased the speed and processing power of computers. Source:
http://www.ehow.com/facts_6804650_history-dual_core-processor.html -
Quad Core Processors
Again, increasing speed and power of Pcs. Source:
http://download.intel.com/pressroom/kits/IntelProcessorHistory.pdf
