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First Clculator
In 1940 the complex number calculator was completed. The creator of the device, George Stibitz, started working on this device in 1939 but released it to the word in 1940. This calculator was the first demonstration of remote access computing, bringing a new development that would speed up calculation for good. -
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TX-0
In 1956, MIT researches created the TX-0. The TX-0 was the first general purpose, programmable computer built with transistors. Transistors are semicondustors that can amplify and rectify or correct.This computer was aslso used to run very interesting tests of programming such as 3D tic-tac-toe and a western movie shown on tv. -
Mini-Computer
In 1965, Digital Equipment Corp. released the PDP-8. This was the first commercially successful minicomputer. The PDP outgoing price was 18000 which is one fifth the price of an IBM mainframe. Its small size, speed, and reasonable price allowed the PDP-8 to be used in all sorts of businesses, whether it be in manufacturing plants, scientific labratories, or even in small businesses. -
Kenbak
The first personal computer in existence was the Kenbak-1. Designed by John V. Blankenbaker, it started out as $750 because it used standard sized and samll-scale integrated cicuits. It relied on switches for input and light for output from its 256-byte memory. After sellimg only 40 machines, in 1973 Kenbak Corp. shut down. -
Adam Osborne
The Osborne I was the first portable computer, created by Adam Osborne. This device costed $1,795 and weighed only 24 pounds. The Osborne I appealed to the masses because of its price, seeing as how the software cost $1,500. This devices features include a 5 inch display, 64 kilobytes of memory, a modem, and two 5 1/4 inch floppy disk drives. -
Video Update
In this year VideoTek introduced Video Toaster, a video editing and production system including custom hardware and special software. It was way more affordable than any other video editing system that was computer based. It was used at home as well as public broadcasting stations. -
Sixth Sense
Pranav Mistry of MIT media lab USA, developed a wearable gestural interface turning all actions into digital information. The Sxth Sense features a pocket sized projector and a small camera connected to a portable computing device. This device allowed for video streamin and other internet use on the go.
