My funky padlet by Natalia Alletto

CSIRAC runs first program 1949

29alletton — 2024-01-26 12:59:25 UTC

While many early digital computers were based on similar designs, such as the IAS and its copies, others are unique designs, like the CSIRAC

Built in sydney, Australia by the council of scientific and industrial research for use in its radio physics laboratory in sydney, CSIRAC was designed by British-born trevor pearcey, and used unusual 12-hole paper tape.

Hewlett-packard is founded 1939

29alletton — 2024-02-02 13:07:34 UTC

David packard and Bill Hewlett found their company in a palo Alto, California garage.

Their first product, the HP 200A Audio Oscillator, rapidly because a popular piece of test equipment for engineers.

Ferranti Mark I sold 1951

29alletton — 2024-02-02 13:33:19 UTC

The title of "first commercially available general - purpose computer" probably goes to Britain's Ferranti Mark I for its sale of its first Mark I computer to Manchester University

MIT LINC introduced 1962

29alletton — 2024-02-06 12:51:43 UTC

The LINC is an early and important example of a 'personal computer; that is, a computer designed for only one user.

It was designed by MIT Lincoln Laboratory engineer Wesley Clark.

Cray-1 supercomputer introduced 1976

29alletton — 2024-02-06 12:59:30 UTC

The fastest machine of its day, The cray-1's speed comes partly from its shape,a "c," which reduces the length of wires and thus the time signals need to travel across them.

Each Cray-1 took a full year to assemble and test and cost about $ 10 million.