history of computers by Essie Fowler

1930s - HP is founded

30fowlere — 2024-09-03 14:31:04 UTC

HP was founded in a garage in California. It became widely popular among engineers. Walt Disney had bought some of the equipment, there were 12 specially made equipment for the movie fantasia.

1940s- The first program

30fowlere — 2024-09-04 14:09:17 UTC

At the University of Manchester, researchers Tom Kilburn, and Geoff Toothill Made the first-ever computer to have a program, that consisted of 17 instructions.

1950s - direct input to a computer becomes a new idea

30fowlere — 2024-09-04 14:19:16 UTC

MIT began to experiment with the idea of direct input with the computer. Typically the input was punching a card in the computer. They would continue to use this new technology with the MIT whirlwind computer.

1960s - The first-ever computer open to the public

30fowlere — 2024-09-04 14:25:35 UTC

this was announced at the New York World Fairs, The Olivetti Programma was made for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. This was the first computer open to the public and had sold 10 to nasa.

1970s - The cray-1 supercomputer

30fowlere — 2024-09-04 14:33:17 UTC

The fastest machine of its time, this fast speed is because for the C in which it is shaped. though it can also be from the high packaging density of circuits and cooling systems. this was a 10 million dollar project, that lasted 1 year to make.

1980s- SM is founded

30fowlere — 2024-09-04 14:39:27 UTC

graduate Andy Bechtolsheim had made an attachment to the Sandford computer network which became the first idea of the SUN Microsystem. This company was incorporated by the trio: Bechtolsheim Vinod, Khosla and scott McNealy.

1990s - The first Newton

30fowlere — 2024-09-04 14:43:35 UTC

Apple Makes a handheld computer named "Newton" The Newton has many features of the normal computer but a handheld. This invention would define many more handheld computers to come forward.

2000 - The Amazon Kindle

30fowlere — 2024-09-04 17:39:49 UTC

This is the first-ever electronic read system on the market to gain a large popularity around consumers. The very first kindle had the new wireless featured to all of Amazon.coms retail.

nest: A learning thermostat

30fowlere — 2024-09-04 17:57:34 UTC

The thermostat is controlled by you anywhere by using a smartphone or tablet. it can also have a monthly power consumption reports.