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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 […]
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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 […]
Three Facts About IBM PC 5150 The History of IBM PC 5150: What To Know The biggest computer manufacturer in the world […]
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 […]
Five Facts about Portable Computer Portable Computer History The Osborne 1 was the first commercially successful portable computer made by the Osborne […]
While companies like IBM have stood the test of time and remain instantly recognizable brand names in the computer world, […]
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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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 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 […]
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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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Commodore 64 (commonly known as the C64 or CBM 64) was manufactured by Commodore Business Machine (CBM) in August 1982 […]
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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Introduced to the world in 1977, the history of the Apple II is synonymous with Apple’s growth, success, and, ultimately, […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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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 […]
