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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.
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The second generation of computers starts, which used transistors to process information instead of vacuum tubes. New programming languages such as COBOL and FORTRAN were developed.
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The microprocessor appears: a single integrated circuit in which the basic elements of the computer meet. The first personal computers begin to develop.
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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.
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It appears the WWW or Web, one of the main internet services, which makes the use of computers more useful in different areas.
