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Z1 Computer
Konrad Zuse was the inventor of the first ever mechanical computer. This machine was a binary, electrically powered mechanical calculator. -
Atanasoff-Berry Computer
This computer was created from 1939-1942 by Dr. John Vincet Atanasoff, and his gradute student, Cliff Berry. The device was later named the ABC. -
Harvard Mark 1 Computer
At Harvard Universtity, Howard Aiken and Grace Hopper designed the MARK series of computers in 1944. This massive computer weighed a whopping 5 tons. -
ENIAC 1 Computer
The patent for the ENIAC 1 Computer was filed on June 26th of 1946, and was created by John Presper Eckert and John W. Mauchly. The ENIAC contained 17,468 vacuum tubes, 10,000 capacitors, 70,000 resistors, 6,000 manual switches, 1,500 relays, and 5 million soldered joints! -
The Intergrated Circuit
Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce created the Intergraded Circuit, or what we would know as the Mircochip.These two inventors, totally unaware of each other's projects, and come up with almost identical outcomes! -
Space War Computer Game
Steve Russel created the first computer game in 1962, called Space War. It took Steve and his team about 200 man-hours to write out the first version of Space Wars! -
The Floppy Disk
The first "floppy" disk was invented by IBM engineers, led by Alan Shugart. The first floppies were used for another type of storage device. -
Intel 4004 Computer Microprocessor
A company that goes by the name of 'Intel' created the first single chip microprocessor in the world. -
Wordstar
WordStar was the first commerically successful word processing system for microcomputers. They were created by MicroPro International. -
Apple Lisa Computer
This was the first home computer with a GUI. It was created by Steve Jobs. Lisa stood for "Local Integrated Software Architecture", but also happened to be the name od Steve's daughter. -
Microsoft Windows
At the Plaza Hotel on November 10, 1983, Microsft Windows was formally announced by the Microsoft Corperation. It was a next-generation operating system, with a GUI and a multitasking environment. -
Apple Macintosh
The Macintosh was created by Steve Jobs and Apple Computer Company. It was a more affordable home computer. -
The Next Nexus
There is a rumour going around that Google might be releasing two new Nexus phones this year. Claims say it would be based off a Snapdrgon 810 and have a 1440p screen. -
The Singularity
Many believe that soon, computers will maintain human intellegence, which is called the Singularity. Ray Kurzweil said that engineers will successfully reverse engineer the human brain, so computer will have human intellegence.
