History of Computers by Carter Massey https://padlet.com/30masseyc/rwg2du5nikvrejyc en-us 2025-01-28 16:39:15 UTC 2025-01-30 16:19:18 UTC hello@padlet.com 1937-Demonstration Adder 30masseyc https://padlet.com/30masseyc/rwg2du5nikvrejyc/wish/3307327895 One of the first Simple Demonstration Circuits



  • Built on kitchen table

  • Uses telephone rays ( Like Komrad Zeus's Z2 computer)

  • Proves applying Boolean logic to computers

]]> 2025-01-28 16:42:42 UTC https://padlet.com/30masseyc/rwg2du5nikvrejyc/wish/3307327895 1940- First complex number calculator is complete 30masseyc https://padlet.com/30masseyc/rwg2du5nikvrejyc/wish/3308633380 It is the first calculator to do calculations that worked.


  • Made by Bell Telephone Laboratories

  • Designed by George Stibitz

  • Demonstrated at Dartmouth College

]]> 2025-01-29 16:04:30 UTC https://padlet.com/30masseyc/rwg2du5nikvrejyc/wish/3308633380 1949- EDSAC Completed 30masseyc https://padlet.com/30masseyc/rwg2du5nikvrejyc/wish/3308644452 It is the first Computer for regular computing.


  • Built at Cambridge University

  • Uses vacuum tubes for memory

  • major advance by introducing Submachines

]]> 2025-01-29 16:12:12 UTC https://padlet.com/30masseyc/rwg2du5nikvrejyc/wish/3308644452 1961-IBM 7030 completed 30masseyc https://padlet.com/30masseyc/rwg2du5nikvrejyc/wish/3308656527 It had dozens of design innovations and was very advanced for the time.


  • It had a special version called HARVEST which was given to the US National Security Agency

  • One of the most successful computers of IBM history

  • Nine of the computers were sold to major laboratories and scientists


]]> 2025-01-29 16:21:18 UTC https://padlet.com/30masseyc/rwg2du5nikvrejyc/wish/3308656527 1968- Apollo Guidance Computer 30masseyc https://padlet.com/30masseyc/rwg2du5nikvrejyc/wish/3308662560 It was a smaller and better version of the Apollos original computer


  • The original Apollo computer was as big as seven refrigerators

  • Was brought down to only 70 pounds

  • Steered Apollo to the moon surface

]]> 2025-01-29 16:25:23 UTC https://padlet.com/30masseyc/rwg2du5nikvrejyc/wish/3308662560 1978- DEC VAX introduced 30masseyc https://padlet.com/30masseyc/rwg2du5nikvrejyc/wish/3308666295 VAX family made a much cheaper mainframe computer than other companies


  • Over 4 gb of storage ( way more than usual at the time )

  • Was backward compatible for previous DEC owners

  • System became new standard for the industry.

]]> 2025-01-29 16:27:14 UTC https://padlet.com/30masseyc/rwg2du5nikvrejyc/wish/3308666295 1988- NeXt Cube 30masseyc https://padlet.com/30masseyc/rwg2du5nikvrejyc/wish/3308686644 Made by Steve Jobs after he founded a new company


  • It had 8MB of RAM

  • Cost $6,500!

  • It had Many important Innovations and was acquired by apple in 1996

]]> 2025-01-29 16:41:57 UTC https://padlet.com/30masseyc/rwg2du5nikvrejyc/wish/3308686644 1997-ASCI Red 30masseyc https://padlet.com/30masseyc/rwg2du5nikvrejyc/wish/3310025358 The ASCI is a advanced strategy computer that was for Military purposes


  • Was for US Nuclear Arsenal

  • the fastest supercomputer at the time

  • Built by IBM

]]> 2025-01-30 16:14:07 UTC https://padlet.com/30masseyc/rwg2du5nikvrejyc/wish/3310025358 2007- Apple IPhone 30masseyc https://padlet.com/30masseyc/rwg2du5nikvrejyc/wish/3310033038 The apple Iphone is combination of most of the popular computers at the time


  • First to download apps

  • Touchscreen ( New at the time)

  • Built in GPS and many other features

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