History of Computers

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    History of computers

    It was used for test equipment and also was bought by Walt Disney for sound effects in his movie.
  • HP 200A

    It was used for test equipment and also was bought by Walt Disney for sound effects in his movie.
  • The Manchester Mark I

    It was one of the first stored memory computers as well as it was one of the first completely functional product.
  • SEAC

    The SEAC was the first computer to use all-diode logic and also used a technology more reliable than vacuum tube it was the first stored-program computer completed in the United States.
  • MIT TX0

    It hosted some creative tests where it played a Western movie shown on TV, 3-D tic-tac-toe, and a maze in which mouse found martinis and became increasingly popular.
  • DEC PDP-8

    It was one of the first commercially successful mini computers
  • TV Typewriter

    The original design could generate and store 512 characters as 16 lines of 32 characters. A 90-minute cassette tape provided supplementary storage for about 100 pages of text.
  • Apple II

    The Apple II became an instant success with many when it released in 1977, keyboard, case assembly, manual, game paddles, A/C power cord, cassette tape, ect… with the computer game "Breakout." When hooked up to a color television set it produced amazing colors.
  • Apollo DN100

    The Apollo DN100 offered more power than some mini computers at a fraction of its price.
  • IBM PC Jr.

    It had a very high storage system but it failed.
  • IBM PS/2

    It was the first time the computer let user use a mouse with IBMs for the first time. It also included a floppy disk.
  • Imac

    The latest mac computer.