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And So It Began...
The Z1 Computer is created by Konrad Zuse, and it is the very first "freely programmable computer" (About.com). This was a huge leap to the age of computers.(Please note that only the year is exact, and the day and month are only an estimation). -
The ABC Computer
Created by John Atanasoff and Clifford Berry, the ABC Computer was made in between 1937 and 1942, showing that they were inspired by the Z1 Computer. This computer was the very first electronic digital computer.
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The UNIVAC Computer
This computer was created by John Eckert and John Mauchly, and was the first ever commercial computer.
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The First Computer Game
The first ever computer game was created by Steve Russel and MIT, which I believe showed how much more to computers there could be. Spacewar was the first game that came out.
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The Computer Mouse and Windows
Made by Douglas Endelbart, the cumputer mouse was necissary if computers were going to be easy to use for more people. Windows was also created by Endelbart, which showed that things were starting to get more organized to be sold to large quantities of people.
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The Scelbi & Mark-8 Altair & IBM 5100 Computers
These computers were finally made for consumers! This really opened up a whole new market! -
Word Processors
Word Processors were introduced by Seymour Rubenstein and Rob Barnaby under the name of WordStar Software. Without that, I would never be able to type of reports, or do schoolwork on my computer.
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The Apple Lisa Computer
The computer was the first home computer with a GUI, which made things easier on many of the buyers, and didn't require them to have any knowledge of codes- it would figure it out for them.
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Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows begins its battle with Apple, which made both of them much better because of the need to make better products than theier competitor.
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The First Tablet Was Introduced
After years of perfecting the computer, the tablet came out, which showed that having a handheld computer with many different purposes was helpful. I think this was a huge step towards the making of even smalle devises like phones, which allowed internet use, and more!
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