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History of Computers. By: Izzy Durcan, Cara DePalo,Stefan Dalafave, Elizabeth Wicks, Jonathan Feibusch,. The Computer's Ancestors. The Burroughs adding machine was a contraption which printed out columns of numbers and dates
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History of Computers By: Izzy Durcan, Cara DePalo,Stefan Dalafave, Elizabeth Wicks, Jonathan Feibusch,
The Computer's Ancestors • The Burroughs adding machine was a contraption which printed out columns of numbers and dates • In the very beginning of computer technology, there were two computer concepts and a computer built, the Analytical and Difference engine • In June, 1948, the first modern computer (named Baby) came up with the right answer on the display.
Early Computers • ENIAC- first public, electric, and digital • Designed in Philadelphia • J. Presper Eckert and John Mauchly were the designers • Only one ever made
The First Hobby/Home Computer • Apple 1- The first highly successful PC • The MITS Altair 8800 was a microcomputer design from 1975 • The ADM-3A was one of the first computer terminals manufactured by Lear Siegler • The Xerox Alto was one of the first computers designed for individual use
Two Guys In A Garage • 1976 • Steve Jobs and Steve Wasniak • 1st computer, in a garage? • Jobs, a Volkswagen minibus, Wozniak, a programmable HP calculator • Raised $1300 • Computer=$666 • Apple 2, 1977
Computers Today • Used For: • Internet • Research/ gathering information • Microsoft documents • Online games • Video chat rooms • Commonly used programs: • Facebook, gmail, twitter • Grooveshark • Skype • Google • Hulu • Itunes
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