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Charles Babbage
Charles designed the first automatic calculator called the Analytical Engine. It was based off of the Difference Engine which was a huge steam-powered mechanical calculator that Babbage designed to print astonomical tables. -
Herman Hollerith
Herman Hollerith invented the Hollerith tabulating machine. The machine automatically read data that had been punched onto small cards, speeding up the tabulation prccess. -
Z1 Computer
The Z1 Computer was
-A mechanical calculator
-Invented by Konrad Zuse
The Z1 is thought to be the 1st computer to include certain feature integral to todays systems. -
ENIC
The letters E.N.I.A.C stand for electronic numerical integrator and computer. It was used to calculate the settings used for weapons. It was a U.S government sponsored machine. -
UNIVAC
UNIVAC stands for universal automatic computer. It operates on machine tape, and handles both numbers and letters very well, also it separates complex problems of input and output from the actual computation facility. -
1st Generation Computers
The UNIVAC and computers like it were 1st generation computers. 1st generation computers were the last to use the Vacuum tubes to store data. -
2nd generation computers
2nd generation computers were computers that used transistors. -
3rd generation computers
3rd generation computers enabled computers to become smaller and lighter. The Z1 is an example of 3rd generation computers. The computers in this early integrated circuit were all considered 3rd generation. -
4th generation computers
The microprocessor functions as the central processing unit (CPU), or brains of the computer. computers that use a microprocessor chip are called 4th generation computers. -
Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs was born on February 24th 1955, and unfortunately died of pancreatic cancer on October 5th 2011. He was one of the co-founders of the Apple I, and CEO of Apple INC. He also was a great entrepreneur, marketer, and inventor, -
Bill Gates
Bill Gates was a American business magnate, philanthropist, investor, computer programmer, and inventor. He and co-founder Paul Allen has the largest computer software company out there. -
Jack Kilby
Jack Kilby invented the worlds 1st integrated circuit, a small chip compatible of containing thousands of transistors. It enabled computers to become smaller and lighter. -
Basic
The Basic program led to the creation if Microsoft. Thomas Kurtz and John Kemeny created the BASIC. BASIC stands for Beginners All-purpose symbolic instruction code. They wanted to enable students in fields other than science and math to use computers. Also the Basic had programmed languages for businesses to create financial, statistical and engineering programs. The Basic was much more easier to use than any other program. -
The Altair 8800
The Altair 8800
-Has no keyboard or monitor
-has only 256 bytes of memory
-Switches on front, its used to enter data(1's-0's)
-LIghts indicate a program
Ed Roberts was the owner and president of MITS. He is also the designer of the Altair 8800.
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The Apple II
The Apple II
-Has a color monitor
-Sound
-Game paddles
-Optional floppy disk to load programs(mostly games)
The Apple II was the 1st user friendly computer. Apple II has basic prgramming language built in, ready to use straight from the box. The main point of the Apple II is you can now operate the system with a less technical system. The company Apple named it apple because a apple is high in nutrients, came in a nice pack, and wasn't easily damaged. -
VisiCalc
VisiCalc became an instant success. Finally ordinary home computer users could see the benefit of owning a personal comp. The main point of the VisiCalc was useful for making spread sheets. -
Wordstar
This program processed words, just the same as Word Perfect and Microsoft. Its the first word processing application. It really helped the personal computer users. -
Osborne
The Osborne was
-1st portable computer
-5inch screen
-2 floppy disk drives
-preinstalled with spreadsheet and word
Osborne was the birth of portable computers. -
Excel
Excel is a spreadsheet application. It features calculation, graphing tools, pivot tables, and a macro programming language called Visual Basic for applications. -
PageMaker
Pagemaker was one of the 1st desktop publishing programs introduced in 1985 by Aldus. pagemaker helped popularize the Macintosh platform and the windows environment. -
GUI Program
GUI stands for
G- Graphical
U- User
I- Interface
Unlike the command and menu-driven interfaces used in earlier sofware. GUI's display graphics and use the point and click technology of thte mouse and cursor, making them much more user friendly. The GUI made it easier for users to work on the computer. -
Mosaic
The Mosaic allowed users to view multimedia on the web, causing internet traffic to increase by almost 350%. A Mosaic is a description of smaller images, stones or glass or other material that make up a bigger image. The hope of the Mosaic was that people would have a better way toconduct research and communicate in a new way. -
Netscape
Netscape was a IBM- compatible PC.
