https://padlet.com/27wiedelp/v9b1xorngog8mzkn 1940-2015 en-us 2021-09-29 15:17:13 UTC 2025-06-21 15:15:22 UTC hello@padlet.com 27wiedelp https://padlet.com/27wiedelp/v9b1xorngog8mzkn/wish/1778465001 It is called the "Model K" Adder because he built on his kitchen table. It was for complex calculations.]]> 2021-09-29 15:22:08 UTC https://padlet.com/27wiedelp/v9b1xorngog8mzkn/wish/1778465001 27wiedelp https://padlet.com/27wiedelp/v9b1xorngog8mzkn/wish/1778477089 It is a Calculator and it was designed by scientist George Stibitz. This was the reason we started remote access computing.   ]]> 2021-09-29 15:25:27 UTC https://padlet.com/27wiedelp/v9b1xorngog8mzkn/wish/1778477089 27wiedelp https://padlet.com/27wiedelp/v9b1xorngog8mzkn/wish/1778489450 It was one of the first commercially produced computers. Also the first customers were the US Navy.]]> 2021-09-29 15:28:58 UTC https://padlet.com/27wiedelp/v9b1xorngog8mzkn/wish/1778489450 27wiedelp https://padlet.com/27wiedelp/v9b1xorngog8mzkn/wish/1781774026 It sold for about 120,000 dollars. Its large scope intrigued early hackers at MIT, who wrote the first computerized video game, SpaceWar!]]> 2021-09-30 15:22:52 UTC https://padlet.com/27wiedelp/v9b1xorngog8mzkn/wish/1781774026 27wiedelp https://padlet.com/27wiedelp/v9b1xorngog8mzkn/wish/1781778945 Building a computer into a watch form factor has been attempted many times but the release of the Apple Watch leads to a way higher level of excitement. The Watch was received with great enthusiasm, but critics took issue with the somewhat limited battery life and high price.

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