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The first computer called ENIAC is introduced to the public. It was built at the University of Pennsylvania (USA) and operated with more than 17,000 vacuum tubes. It could make 5,000 additions and 300 multiplications per second.
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The microprocessor appears: a single integrated circuit in which the basic elements of the computer meet. The first personal computers begin to develop.
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A prototype tablet called Nokia 510 webtablet is introduced, with a 10 inches touch screen.
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