My glorious padlet by Ian Thompson

"Model K" Adder 1939

29thompsoni — 2024-01-26 14:10:18 UTC

The Model K Adder was named the Model K Adder because Adder made it on his "k"itchen table. This circuit gives proof of "concept for applying Boolean logic to the design of computers."

Z3 computer 1941

29thompsoni — 2024-01-26 14:13:44 UTC

The Z3 computer was built by a german engineer, Konrad Zuse. It was used to make calculations but was destroyed in a bombing from berlin

ERA 1101 1950

29thompsoni — 2024-01-26 14:15:52 UTC

The ERA 1101 was one of the first commercially produced computers. The First people to buy the computer was the U.S. Navy.

DEC PDP-1 1960

29thompsoni — 2024-01-26 14:17:48 UTC

This was the first computer to have a video game, "Space War." It also was programed to be able to play music.

Amdahl 470 1970

29thompsoni — 2024-01-26 14:22:10 UTC

The first computer made by the company. It ran just as well as the other computers but cost less and was smaller.

vic-20 1980

29thompsoni — 2024-01-26 14:24:01 UTC

The Vic-20 was a personal computer that was a cheaper alternative to the other options

Apple Newton 1993

29thompsoni — 2024-01-29 14:15:39 UTC

The Newton was one of the first hand held computers. It didn't work the way it was expected and was discontinued shortly after its release.

Camera phone 2000

29thompsoni — 2024-01-29 14:16:04 UTC

A Japanese company made one of the first phones. Even though phones were just introduced they decided to put camera on the back to take pictures

Ipad 2011

29thompsoni — 2024-01-29 14:19:42 UTC

The first ipad was created. It was almost the same as a phone but with a bigger screen.