My brilliant padlet by Jack McNamee

Computers in the 30's

30mcnameej — 2024-08-28 13:37:01 UTC

Fact 1: Called the “Model K” Adder because he built it on his “Kitchen” table.

Fact: 2: This is a simple demonstration circuit that provides proof of concept for applying Boolean logic to the design of computers.

Computers in the 40's

30mcnameej — 2024-08-28 13:40:08 UTC

Fact 1: University of Manchester researchers Frederic Williams, Tom Kilburn, and Geoff Toothill develop the Small-Scale Experimental Machine better known as the Manchester "Baby." The Baby was built to test a new memory technology

Fact 2: This was the first program in history to run on a digital, electronic, stored-program computer.

Computers in the 50's

30mcnameej — 2024-08-28 13:41:59 UTC

Fact 1: The Johnniac computer is one of 17 computers that followed the basic design of Princeton's Institute of Advanced Study computer.

Fact 2: It was named after John von Neumann, a world famous mathematician and computer pioneer of the day. Johnniac was used for scientific and engineering calculations.

Computers in the 60's

30mcnameej — 2024-08-28 14:56:52 UTC

Designed by scientists and engineers at MIT’s Instrumentation Laboratory, the Apollo Guidance Computer is the culmination of years of work to reduce the size of the Apollo spacecraft computer from the size of seven refrigerators side-by-side to a compact unit weighing only 70 lbs. and taking up a volume of less than 1 cubic foot. The AGC’s first flight was on Apollo 7.

Computers in the 70's

30mcnameej — 2024-08-28 15:00:30 UTC

Sold complete with a main logic board, switching power supply, keyboard, case, manual, game paddles, and cassette tape containing the game Breakout, the Apple-II finds popularity far beyond the hobbyist community which made up Apple’s user community until then. When connected to a color television set, the Apple II produced brilliant color graphics for the time.

Computers in the 80's

30mcnameej — 2024-08-28 15:01:44 UTC

Fact 1: The C64, as it is better known, sells for $595, comes with 64 KB of RAM and features impressive graphics.

Fact 2: Thousands of software titles were released over the lifespan of the C64 and by the time it was discontinued in 1993.

Computers in the 90's

30mcnameej — 2024-08-28 15:02:43 UTC

Apple's Macintosh Portable meets with little success in the marketplace and leads to a complete redesign of Apple's line of portable computers. All three PowerBooks introduced featured a built-in trackball, internal floppy drive, and palm rests, which would eventually become typical of 1990s laptop design.

Computers in the 2000's

30mcnameej — 2024-08-28 15:06:14 UTC

Fact 1: Apple introduces their first ultra notebook – a light, thin laptop with high-capacity battery.

Fact 2: The Air incorporated many of the technologies that had been associated with Apple's MacBook line of laptops, including integrated camera, and Wi-Fi capabilities.

Computers in the 2010's

30mcnameej — 2024-08-28 15:48:30 UTC

The iPad combines many of the popular capabilities of the iPhone, such as built-in high-definition camera, access to the iTunes Store, and audio-video capabilities, but with a nine-inch screen and without the phone.