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History of computers

By Barevalo

  • IBM

    IBM
    Herman Hollerith, an American inventor, built a machine to count a census. It used punched cards and gears like the previous ones, but it worked with electricity. His company grew to become the first computer manufacturer in the world: IBM.

  • ENIAC

    ENIAC
    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.

  • Integrated circuits

    Integrated circuits
    Integrated circuits begin to be used in the computers, which increased the processing capacity and reduced the size of the machines.

  • Microprocessor

    Microprocessor
    The microprocessor appears: a single integrated circuit in which the basic elements of the computer meet. The first personal computers begin to develop.

  • Apple

    Apple
    Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak make the Apple I. This computer allowed users to see what they were doing on a screen, unlike other models. Then an improved version called Apple II came, which sold millions of units.

  • Nokia 510

    Nokia 510
    A prototype tablet called Nokia 510 webtablet is introduced, with a 10 inches touch screen.