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diffrence engine
the use of such a machine is that they used it for astronomical and mathematical tables -
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Computer History
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The Complex Number Calculator(CNC)
It was used to calculate difficult Tahoma sums that men with paper could do but it was very difficult and it took them along time and there was probably a lot of mistakes but the CNC didn’t make any mistakes. -
The Zuse Z3 Computer
The original Z3 was destroyed in a bombing raid in late 1943 what it did was crack codes and do very difficult sums -
Colossus
The Colossus was used to crack cods in world war 2 it wasn’t to public until 1970s. it was made by tommy flowers. -
Manchester Mark I
It was a computer but it was a proper computer with all the elements it was the size of a room. -
Pilot ACE
The pilot ACE helped people connect to a plane by radio and send a message with the pilot ACE. It was made by J.H Wilkinson -
Los Alamos MANIAC
It was used for builders to share their designs with other research areas -
MIT TX0
It was built for programing, including a western movie shown on TV and 3D technology. -
DEC PDP-1
It was a computer that could fit on a desk and it was used for work such as being a journalist -
Apollo Guidance Computer
It was specifically made for Apollo 7 to orbit the earth. A year later after that it steered Apollo 11 in to the lunar surface. With just two presses of a button from the astronauts it was done. It steered the ship for you -
TV Typewriter
The TV typewriter was made for people to write text and it would come up as subheadings on the TV. -
Apple 1
It was the first apple computer ever made and it was used for everything from work to controlling airplanes. -
Apple Macintosh
The Apple Macintosh was built to design and create things on a computer it was made for artists.