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This calculator was designed by scientist George Stibitz and completed by Bell Telephone Laboratories. This is the first example of remote access computing. http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/1940/
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The Z3 was created by Konrad Zuse. It was used for aerodynamic calculations.
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The machine was designed and built by Atanasoff and Clifford Berry. Atanasoff became the originator of many computer ideas. http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/1942/#169ebbe2ad45559efbc6eb35720a45b5
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The Mark Harvard 1 was thought of by Howard Aiken and designed and built by IBM. This was a room-sized and relay-based calculator.
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Konrad Zuse begins working on Plankalkül. This is the first algorithmic programming language. Its goal was to create theoretical preconditions to solve general problems.
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The ENIAC was an electric as opposed to electromechanical computer. It was faster than previous computers and used panel-to-panel wiring and switches for programming. The ENIAC was large and weighed 30 tons. http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/1946/#169ebbe2ad45559efbc6eb3572043c44
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Frederic Williams, Tom Kilburn, and Geoff Toothill developed the Small-Scale Experimental Machine. This was built to test a new memory technology developed by Williams and Kilburn which was the first electronic random access memory for computers. This was the first program to ever run on an electronic stored-program computer. http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/1948/#169ebbe2ad45559efbc6eb3572083fb7
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CSIRAC is an uniquely designed program created by Trevor Pearcey. It was built in Australia by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research to be used in its Radio physics Laboratory.
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ERA 1101 was one of the first commercially produced computers. It was designed by ERA and built by Remington-Rand. It was created for high-speed computing and first used by the US Navy.
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FORTRAN was developed by IBM and led by John Backus. FORTRAN is a scientific computing language that uses English like statements.
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CRAM is a mechanically complex and magnetic secondary storage. Mylar cards were suspended from rods that selected and dropped one at a time for processing. CRAM decks of 256 cards recorded around 5.5 MB.
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ARPAnet is the first large-scale, general-purpose computer network that connects various types of computers together.
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Blaise Pascal developed Pascal programming language with help from Niklaus Wirth. Pascal is a programming language that is applicable to commercial and scientific applications. Pascal can be use to teach college students programming techniques.
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Apple 1 was created by Steve Wozniak and marketed by Steve Jobs. Apple-1 was a single-board computer used by hobbyists.
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This causes growth of the personal computer market. The first IBM PC, IBM Model 5150, had a 4.77 MHz Intel 8088 microprocessor and used Microsoft's MS-DOS operating system. The IBM PC became the first PC to gain widespread adoption.
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Microsoft releases Word, a word processing program.
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Furby gain popularity during the 1998 holiday season. They use infrared ports between their eyes. http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/1998/
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These drives had flash memory encased in a small form factor container. Flash Drives can be used for data storage or for backing up and transferring of files between different devices.
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The iPhone consisted of a web browser, music player and cell phone. You could download new applications on the Apple App store. http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/2007/
