https://padlet.com/27defruscioj/b7xt9yp2p5rzndu8 1940 - 2015 en-us 2021-09-29 15:19:01 UTC 2025-03-25 16:15:13 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f5a5.png 27defruscioj https://padlet.com/27defruscioj/b7xt9yp2p5rzndu8/wish/1778514682 During WWII, the US Navy approached the Massachusetts Institution of Technology about building a flight simulator to train pilots for the military. After 3 years, Whirlwind was completed, and along the way, the magnetic core memory was perfected, which became the dominant form of high speed random access memory until the 70s. ]]> 2021-09-29 15:36:01 UTC https://padlet.com/27defruscioj/b7xt9yp2p5rzndu8/wish/1778514682 27defruscioj https://padlet.com/27defruscioj/b7xt9yp2p5rzndu8/wish/1781185865 The Johnniac Computer was completed in 1953, and it was named after the famous mathematician John Van Neumann. This computer was made with lots of innovating programs, including one that allowed multiple people working on the computer at the same time.]]> 2021-09-30 12:40:32 UTC https://padlet.com/27defruscioj/b7xt9yp2p5rzndu8/wish/1781185865 27defruscioj https://padlet.com/27defruscioj/b7xt9yp2p5rzndu8/wish/1781777835 In 1964, the Control Data Corporation 6600 was introduced. This computer performs up to 3,000,000 instructions per second, which was three times faster than its closest competitor.]]> 2021-09-30 15:24:01 UTC https://padlet.com/27defruscioj/b7xt9yp2p5rzndu8/wish/1781777835 27defruscioj https://padlet.com/27defruscioj/b7xt9yp2p5rzndu8/wish/1781798044 In 1977, the Apple II was introduced. This computer had a main logic board, switching power supply, keyboard, case, manual, game paddles, and more. It also provided graphics that were brilliant, in the time.]]> 2021-09-30 15:30:04 UTC https://padlet.com/27defruscioj/b7xt9yp2p5rzndu8/wish/1781798044 27defruscioj https://padlet.com/27defruscioj/b7xt9yp2p5rzndu8/wish/1781811602 The Apple iPhone, released in 2007, was beyond any previous technology. The iPhone could provide weather reports, play music, search the web, make calls, send messages, take pictures, provide a GPS, and more! The iPhone was also small enough to fit in your hand, and your pocket.]]> 2021-09-30 15:34:16 UTC https://padlet.com/27defruscioj/b7xt9yp2p5rzndu8/wish/1781811602