https://padlet.com/27lopezs1/rtvawvar1scwmlvm 1939-2015 en-us 2021-09-28 13:44:01 UTC 2025-03-01 02:43:05 UTC hello@padlet.com 27lopezs1 https://padlet.com/27lopezs1/rtvawvar1scwmlvm/wish/1777893904 In 1939,Bell Telephone Laboratories completes this calculator, designed by scientist George Stibitz. Then in 1940  Stibitz stunned the group by performing calculations remotely on the CNC (located in New York City) using a Teletype terminal connected via to New York over special telephone lines. This is likely the first example of remote access computing.]]> 2021-09-29 12:55:26 UTC https://padlet.com/27lopezs1/rtvawvar1scwmlvm/wish/1777893904 27lopezs1 https://padlet.com/27lopezs1/rtvawvar1scwmlvm/wish/1777914468 The 1101, designed by ERA but built by Remington-Rand, was intended for high-speed computing and stored 1 million bits on its magnetic drum, one of the earliest magnetic storage devices and a technology which ERA had done much to perfect in its own laboratories. Many of the 1101’s basic architectural details were used again in later Remington-Rand computers until the 1960s.]]> 2021-09-29 12:59:55 UTC https://padlet.com/27lopezs1/rtvawvar1scwmlvm/wish/1777914468 27lopezs1 https://padlet.com/27lopezs1/rtvawvar1scwmlvm/wish/1777967419 The Scelbi has 4 KB of internal memory and a cassette tape interface, as well as Teletype and oscilloscope interfaces. Scelbi aimed the 8H, available both in kit form and fully assembled, at scientific, electronic, and biological applications. In 1975, Scelbi introduced the 8B version with 16 KB of memory for the business market. The company sold about 200 machines, losing $500 per unit.]]> 2021-09-29 13:14:47 UTC https://padlet.com/27lopezs1/rtvawvar1scwmlvm/wish/1777967419 27lopezs1 https://padlet.com/27lopezs1/rtvawvar1scwmlvm/wish/1777984008 The Macintosh was the first successful mouse-driven computer with a graphical user interface and was based on the Motorola 68000 microprocessor. Its price was $2,500. Applications that came as part of the package included MacPaint, which made use of the mouse, and MacWrite, which demonstrated WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) word processing. ]]> 2021-09-29 13:19:16 UTC https://padlet.com/27lopezs1/rtvawvar1scwmlvm/wish/1777984008 27lopezs1 https://padlet.com/27lopezs1/rtvawvar1scwmlvm/wish/1778006792  Apple G5 is the most powerful Macintosh ever released to that point. While larger than the previous G4 towers, the G5 had comparatively limited space for expansion. Virginia Tech used more than a thousand PowerMac G5s to create the System X cluster supercomputer, rated #3 in November of that year on the world’s TOP500 fastest computers.]]> 2021-09-29 13:23:50 UTC https://padlet.com/27lopezs1/rtvawvar1scwmlvm/wish/1778006792 27lopezs1 https://padlet.com/27lopezs1/rtvawvar1scwmlvm/wish/1779509159 The Apple Watch was designed to be incorporated into the Apple environment with compatibility with iPhones and Mac Books. Almost a million units were ordered on the day of release. The Watch was received with great enthusiasm, but critics took issue with the somewhat limited battery life and high price.]]> 2021-09-29 22:50:16 UTC https://padlet.com/27lopezs1/rtvawvar1scwmlvm/wish/1779509159