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History of Computers

By cbutch2

  • Z1 Computer

    Z1 Computer
    First freely programmable computer. (About.com)
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    History of Computers

  • ENIAC

    ENIAC
    Speed was improved by 1000 times compared to the other computers. (Computer History Museum)

  • First Commercially Produced Computer

    First Commercially Produced Computer
    These were used by the U.S. Navy. These computers held 1 million bits on its magnetic drum, the earliest magnetic storage devices. (About.com)

  • First Intergrated Circuit

    First Intergrated Circuit
    Hundreds of radar stations were linked together in the United States and Canada. This created a huge communication network.(Computer History Museum

  • COBOL

    COBOL
    Common Business Oriented Language. Designed for buisness use only. (Computer History Museum)

  • Components

    Components
    90,000 operations per second were now being performed in four-bit chunks, using 2250 transistors. (Computer History Museum)

  • Scelbi & Mark-8 Altair & IBM 5100 Computers

    Scelbi & Mark-8 Altair & IBM 5100 Computers
    The first consumer computers. (About.com)

  • Apple 1

    Apple 1
    Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak worked together to create Apple 1, the first official Apple Computer. The company launched in 1976. (Wikipedia)

  • Introducing Windows 1.0

    Introducing Windows 1.0
    Windows was announced in 1983. Paul Allen and Bill Gates are co-founders of Microsoft. (Windows.microsft.com)

  • Microsoft vs Apple

    Microsoft vs Apple
    The friendly battle between the companies begin. (Wikipedia.com)