Computer History by Day Santos

The first computer in history

daysonari — 2024-01-17 12:54:05 UTC

Created by Harvard University in 1944, in the middle of World War II, during this war the need arose to communicate and decipher messages from enemy sides and for this reason the first computer was created.

First commercial computer

daysonari — 2024-01-17 12:58:53 UTC

In 1951, after so many precedents, the first electronic computer for commercial use in the history of computers appeared, considered part of the first and second generation of computers. The Ferranti Mark I was created in Manchester and had a register index and integrated word reading. A month later, it was replicated in the United States, and the UNIVAC (UNIVersal Automatic Computer) was created, the first computer in computer history designed for use in administration and business.

First model computer

daysonari — 2024-01-17 13:07:54 UTC

Considered one of the closest antecedents to computers as we know them today, it emerged in 1968. This first computer prototype had a mousse and a graphical user interface, and its demonstration lasted approximately 100 minutes. He presented new concepts that inaugurated the development of modern computing: videoconferencing, hyperlinks, network collaboration, digital text editing and the mouse. It was created by Douglas Engelbart.

The 20th century computer

daysonari — 2024-01-17 13:21:01 UTC

Since the 90s, the history of the computer has been transformed by leaps and bounds, mainly due to innovations on the software and hardware side that have grown at an unimaginable speed thanks to the beginning and development of technology and artificial intelligence.

The 21th century computer

daysonari — 2024-01-17 13:24:55 UTC

It is true that the innovations in the history of the computer were many until today. Although it was not the quantity but the quality of the modifications that existed that was important, computers occupy the very transcendental place that they currently have in our daily lives.

For example, certain areas of work such as graphic design or architecture depend on the capabilities and efficiency of the computers used, and this is why we can find computers with various operating systems such as Apple or Windows, capable of carrying out enormous tasks. tasks and in an admirable time.