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Nintendo
Nintendo was invented in 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi. -
Astanasoff-Berry-Computer
Atanasoff-Berry-Computer was invented in 1937 by John Atanasoff. -
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1st Generation Vacuum Tubes
Used for circuitry and magnetic drums for memory. -
Personal Computer
Personal computer was invented in 1941 by Konrad Zuse. -
Game Consoles
Game consoles were invented in the 1950s by Ralph H. Baer. -
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2nd Generation Transistors
They replaced vacuum tubes and it allowed computers to become smaller, faster, cheaper, and have a better battery. -
DEC PDP -8
DEC PDP -8 was invented in the 1960s by Edson de Castro. -
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3rd Generation Integrated Circuits
Users interacted through keyboards and monitors and interfaces with an operating system. That allowed the device to run different apps at once. -
Minicomputer
Minicomputer was invented in the mid-1960s by Olsen. -
Microcomputer
Microcomputer was invented in 1971 by Robert Noyce. -
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4th Generation Microprocessors
They are used for different mobile devices. -
Smartphones
Smartphones were invented in 1973 by Lars Magnus Ericsson. -
Digital Cameras
Digital camera was invented in 1975 by Steven Sasson. -
Kodak
Kodak DCS was invented in 1975 by Steven Sasson. -
Apple Computer
7) Apple computer was invented in 1976 by Steve Jobs. -
Laptop
Laptop was invented in 1979 by William Moggridge. -
IBM PC
IBM PC was invented in 1981 by a team of engineers and designers under the direction of Don Estridge of the IBM Entry Systems Division in Florida. -
E-Books
Ebooks were invented in the 1990s by Michael Hart. -
Webcam
Webcam was invented in 1991 by the computer science department of Cambridge University. -
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5th Generation – (Present and Beyond) Artificial Intelligence
Used to develop devices that respond to natural language.
