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History of computers

  • 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 I

    Apple I

    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.
  • IBM PC

    IBM PC

    The IBM PC is on sale as a home computer and revolutionizes computing. It increases the development of software and operating systems with which computers run.
  • Nokia 510

    Nokia 510

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