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3 Facts About Wang 2200 Computer The History of Wang 2200 Computer: What to Know The Wang 2200 Computer made its first […]
While the name might not ring a bell, the Sinclair ZX80 computer is one of the most important predecessors to […]
The SCELBI-8H was a personal computer that came in a kit form or assembled. It featured the 8-bit Intel 8008 […]
4 Facts about Simon Personal Communicator The History of Simon Personal Communicator: What to Know Touted as the world’s first smartphone, the […]
In 1987, the Texas Instruments’ engineer John Fairbanks (EE ’71 ’71’71 from Missouri University of Science and Technology) started […]
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When you consider that many people are likely reading this on a laptop today, the history of computers as portable machines […]
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The Micral Computer was created in 1973 by the French company Réalisation d’Études Électroniques. This was a series of micro-computers […]
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In the history of computers, few are as memorable and as important to a company’s history as that of the […]
Four Facts About the Xerox NoteTaker The History of Xerox NoteTaker: What to Know The NoteTaker was one of the first portable […]
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At the time (around the middle of the 20th century) when few people knew the word “computer”, and most of […]
Three Facts About IBM PC 5150 The History of IBM PC 5150: What To Know The biggest computer manufacturer in the world […]
Five Facts about Portable Computer Portable Computer History The Osborne 1 was the first commercially successful portable computer made by the Osborne […]
5 Facts About Kenbak-1 Kenbak-1 History Kenbak-1 is famously regarded as the first stored-program personal computer created. Created by John V. Blankenbaker […]
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Many of today’s most essential electronic devices started as nothing more than just a small idea in a laboratory at […]
While companies like IBM have stood the test of time and remain instantly recognizable brand names in the computer world, […]
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Grid Compass William (Bill) Moggridge (b. 1943), a British industrial and interaction designer, the current director of the Smithsonian Institution’s […]
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The History of Digital Group: What to know The Digital Group was a Denver, Colorado-based firm created in 1974 by Robert […]
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The History of DynaBook: A Complete Guide Ph.D. candidate Alan Kay envisions the concept of the DynaBook in 1968. He […]
Three Facts about Hewlett Packard 9100A The History of Hewlett Packard 9100A: What To Know The development of the Hewlett-Packard 9100A started […]
From today’s perspective, a calculator is decidedly not a computer. You couldn’t do a fraction of the things on a […]
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Computer Trainer Model 650 The Computer Trainer Model 650 (named also CT-650), developed by Irving Becker, was one of the […]
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Introduced to the world in 1977, the history of the Apple II is synonymous with Apple’s growth, success, and, ultimately, […]
Datapoint 2200 was a standalone computer terminal that performed several functions, including printing payroll checks, tracking inventory, and recording shipments. […]
Can you imagine a world where our computers, phones, tablets, televisions, and even something as simple as our car’s digital […]
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Commodore 64 (commonly known as the C64 or CBM 64) was manufactured by Commodore Business Machine (CBM) in August 1982 […]
Release Date 1st March 1973 Creator Butler Lampson, Charles P. (Chuck) Thacker Original Price $32,000 Units Sold 2000+ 3 Facts About the Xerox Alto Computer The Xerox Alto was […]
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4 Facts About The MITS Altair 8800 January 1975 cover of the magazine Popular Electronics, featuring the Altair 8800 The History Of […]
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So, who invented the computer? (Un)fortunately, there is no simple answer to this question. The modern computer is such a complex […]
Whirlwind Computer Jay Wright Forrester was born on July 14, 1918, and grew up on a cattle ranch in Anselmo, […]
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Three Facts about the SSEM In the early days of computers, sometimes all it took to change the history books was […]
Five Facts about Ferranti Mark 1 Computer The History of Ferranti Mark 1 Computer: What to know The machine was invented by […]
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5 Facts about the SAGE Computer System SAGE Computer System History Jay Forrester (designer of the Whirlwind computer) and George Valley, two […]
4 Facts About PDP-1 PDP-1: History The PDP-1 is the sixth-generation minicomputer that employs micro-alloy transistors. When the PDP-1 (Programmed Data Processor-1) computer went […]
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ABC (Atanasoff/Berry Computer), John Atanasoff and Clifford Berry, 1939 Colossus, Maxwell Newman and Thomas Flowers, 1943 ENIAC, John Mauchly and John Eckert, […]
6 Facts about The DEC PDP-11 Computer The History of The DEC PDP-11 Computer: What to know The first commercial minicomputer introduced […]
: Colossus computer of Max Newman and Tommy Flowers WWII hindered the progress of computer inventors like Atanasoff and Zuse but […]
: The History of Cray: What to Know From the world’s fastest computer in the 1970s to modern exascale computing, Cray […]
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: The ABC of John Atanasoff and Clifford Berry Working on his doctoral thesis in theoretical physics at the University of […]
6 Facts about ENIAC Computer The History of ENIAC Computer: What to know ENIAC’s and its contemporaries’ origins may be traced back […]
3 Facts about Atlas Computer Atlas Computer History The Atlas computer was developed by Tom Kilburn, an inventor and professor at the […]
4 Facts about the Semiconductor Transistor Semiconductor Transistor History Alessandro Volta was the first to use “semiconducting” in 1782. In 1833, Michael […]
5 Facts About Computer Scanners Computer Scanner: History In the world of computers, the scanner is a device that optically scans images, […]
4 Facts About Touch Screen Touch Screen History The concept of the now-ubiquitous touchscreen interface was put into words in October 1965, […]
4 Facts About DATAR What Is DATAR: Explained A digital battlefield information system, called DATAR, or Digital Automated Tracking and Resolving, was innovated. DATAR […]
4 Facts about Magnetic Tape Magnetic Tape History The magnetic tape is the oldest memory media for computers, still in use today. […]
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When you think about the history of the computer mouse, all credit goes to Douglas Engelbart and Bill English. Their […]
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3 Facts About Microprocessor Microprocessor History Microprocessors are computer processors containing logic, arithmetic, and control circuitry needed for a computer’s CPU to function […]
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Four Facts about the Printed Circuit Board Printed Circuit Board History After Gustav Tauschek, another Viennese engineer and inventor, Paul Eisler, made […]
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3 Facts About The Modem Modem History The earliest types of modems have been around since the 1920s. Back then the main […]
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Electromechanical Relay The electromechanical relay, used as a constructive part of some early calculators and computers (see computers of Zuse, […]
