History Of Computers by Aubrey Donnelly

1937-Demonstration Adder

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It was called the model K adder because it was built on George Stibitz kitchen table.

1940-Complex Number Calculator

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It was completed in Bell Telephone Laboratories. Used a Teletype terminal connected to New York over special telephone lines.

1952-Magnetic drum calculator

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The 650s magnetic data-storage drum allowed much more faster access to stored information than other drum-based machines

1961-Missule guidance computer developed

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Minuteman missiles used transistorized computers to continuously calculate their position in flight.

1973-Cray 1 supercomputer introduction

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The fastest machine of its day, The Cray-1's speed comes partly from its shape, a "C," which reduces the length of wires

1983-Apple introduces lisa computer

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Lisa is the first commercial personal computer with a graphical user interface. It was an important milestone in computering.

1994-RISC PC is released

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They replaced their Archimedes computer, the RISC PC from UKs S Acorn Computers used ARMv3 RISC microprocessor.

2005-One laptop Per child initiative begins

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The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) announces that it will create a program to deliver technology and resources to targeted schools in the least developed countries.

2015-Apple Watch

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Building a computer into the watch form factor has been attempted many times, but the release of the Apple Watch leads people to a new level of excitement.