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-considered to be first concept for general mechanical computer
-featured Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU)
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-foundation for theories on computers
-printed symbols on paper tape
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-first programmable computer
-binary programmable computer
-programming and output generated using punch tape
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-electrical computer
-used more than 300 vacuum tubes for digital computation
-includes binary math and Boolean logic but had no CPU
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-founded by William Hewlett and David Packard
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-first commercial computer
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-first electric programmable computer
-used to help British code breakers read encrypted German messages
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-invented at University of Pennsylvania
-occupied about 1800 square feet
-used 18000 vacuum tubes
-weighed 50 tons
-considered by many as first digital computer because it was fully functional
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-performed first calculation on May 6, 1949
-ran graphical computer game (called Baby)
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-founded by J. Presper Eckert and John Maunchly
-later renamed EMCC (Echkert-Maunchly Computer Corporation)
-released series of computers under the name of UNIVAC
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-first computer that is capable of storing/running program from memory
-UNIVAC helped predict outcome of US residential election in 1952
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-first mass produced computer
-has 256 40-bit words of main memory
-can perform 2200 multiplications per second
-a total of 19701 computers were sold
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-first digital computer with magnetic core RAM
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-first transistorized computer
-demonstrated at MIT
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-invented by Pier Giorgio Perotto
-manufactured by Olivetti
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-considered to be first mass-marketed desktop computer
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-consists of fully functional computer, display and mouse
-similar to computers today
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-produced by Ed Roberts
-used series of switches for inputting data and output data by turning on and off lights
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-IBM 5100
-weighed 55 pounds
-5 inch CRT display
-64 KB of RAM
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-Apple I
-developed by Steve Wozniak
-had a 6502 8-bit processor and 4 kb of memory
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-had a 8088 processor and 16 KB of memory
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-released by Tandy Radio Shack
-based on MPC standards
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