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History of Computers
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IBM 650 Magnetic Drum Computer
The IBM 650 was the first mass-produced computer. In one year the company sold 450. The magnetic data-storage drum made it much faster to save information.
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IBM 1311 Disk Storage Drive
The IBM 1311 was the first IBM drive made with a removable disk pack. It had a capacity of 2 million characters and one pack of six was 10 pounds.
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Intel 1103 Memory Chip
The Intel 1103 had 1 KB of memory storage and had a speed compatible with logic circuits. At first sale were slow but after some revisions it started to speed up.
http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/1971/ -
IBM PC
The IBM PC is also known as Model 5150. It was the first PC gain wide spread adoption by the industry. It advanced business computing as well.
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IBM 9345
The IBM 9345 was the first to use magneto-resistance heads. Thse gave it advantages over its competitors. The very first model of the 5 1/4 inch device had 1 GB and the second had 1.5 GB.
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PowerMac G5
The PowerMac G5 was the most powerful Macintosh released in 2003. It was also rated one of the top 500 fastest computer systems.
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Nintendo Wii
The remote of the Wii used accelerometer and optical sensor technology to interact with the Wii user. This made is possible to have multi player games.
http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/2006/ -
Apple IPhone
The IPhone was a combination of web browser, music player, and cell phone. It also allowed you to download and play apps on the touchscreen device. Along with those advances it also came woth a GPS, tecting, calendar, and weather reports.
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MacBook Air
The MacBook Air was Apples first ultra notebook. It has a high-capacity battery with a camera and WiFi. It was also the first mass-marketed computer to replace the hard drive with a solid state disk.
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Apple IPad
The Apple IPad has many of the same qualities as the IPhone. Apps, music, camera, and many more. The more beneficial thing about the IPad is the much larger screen, it is 9 inches.
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Apple Watch
The Apple Watch is a smaller version of the IPhone. You can get some apps, a timer, a calendar, and health and fitness tracking. -
Apple IPhone 8
The IPhone is the newest IPhone out. it will come with a curved edge , facial recognition, dual lens camera, and a virtual home button. -
Light Peak
Light Peak is a method of super-high-data-transfer. It will enable the copying of an entire hard drive in a matter of seconds.
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PC with the Power of a Human Brain
We don't know much about this one yet. Although a few people like Ray Kurzweil is working on trying many ways to figure it out.
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Crash Proof Car
This Crash Proof Car is made possible by using radar, sonar, and driver alert systems. This would defiantly decrease the amout of crash we have each year.
https://matadornetwork.com/life/24-incredible-new-technologies-youll-see-by-2021/
