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History of computers

  • 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 becom the firt computer in the world IBM.
  • ENIAC

    ENIAC
    The first computer called ENIAC is introduced to the public. It could make 5,000 additions and 300 multiplications per second.
  • TRANSISTORS

    TRANSISTORS
    The second generation of computers starts, with used transistors to process instead of vacuum tubes.
  • 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
    It is a single integrated circuit in which the basic elements of the computers 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 Appel 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 wicth which computers run.
  • WWW or the WEB

    WWW or the WEB
    It appears the WWW or web, one of the main internet services, which makes the use of computers more useful in differents areas.
  • SMARTPHONES

    SMARTPHONES
    The development of smartphones starts with the presentation of the Simon Phone that included canlendar, adress book, world clock, and calculator, among other functions.
  • NOKIA 510

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