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The ENIAC
The ENIAC [Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer] was the first general purpose computer. It was digital and could a lot of math problems.
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The BINAC
The BINAC stands for the Binary Automatic Computer designed by the Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation in 1949. The BINAC was the first stored program computer in the US.
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UNIVAC
UNIVAC stands for Universal Automatic Computer and was created by J. Presper Eckert and John Mauchly. The UNIVAC had thousands of vacuum tubes that uses punch cards and switches to input and store data.
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The Fortran
Fortran is a programming language used in computers. It is used for numeric computation and scientific computing.
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The Integrated Circuit
The IC has many circuits, transitors, and pathways all used together to preform a function. The IC was developed by Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce in 1958.
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ARPANET Invented
The ARPANET was the first network created and became a basis for the internet. The ARPANET was created by the IPTO under the sponsorship of DARPA
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The Computer Mouse
The first computer mouse was patented by Douglas Engelbart in November of 1970. The mouse is a pointing device used to detect hand movement and transfer it into the computer.
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The Floppy Disk
Floppy disks are a type of disk storage with a thin disk and flexible material in a rectangle with fabric that removes dust. Floppy disks were used as a form of data storage from the mid 1970's to the late 2000's. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floppy_disk] -
The Ethernet
In 1973 Bob Metcalfe invented the first high speed LAN technology. Ethernet can be used to link other computers together to share data with one another.[https://www.safaribooksonline.com/library/view/ethernet-the-definitive/1565926609/ch01.html] -
PC
The PC or Personal Computer -
The Atari 2600
The Atari 2600 is the first home video game console to be released. Ted Dabney and Nolan Bushnell developed the Atari 2600 in the 1970s.
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The NES
The NES originally started in japan as the Famicom or Family Computer in 1983. It has since moved on to other places like Europe, Australia, and the USA. The NES served as Nintendo's first home console and introduced franchises such as Super Mario, The Legend of Zelda, Metroid, and many more.
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Windows
Windows is one the most popular Operating systems released to the public by Microsoft. Windows has had many different versions over several years.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Windows
