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1st generation computers
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Univac
The Univac was made in 1951, it was very big and clumsy and used about 943 cubic meters of space. Remington Rand sold 46 machines at more than $1 million each. Produced about 1.905 operations per second. Cost about $750 ,000. The UNIVAC was the first commercial computer to attract the public’s attention. -
First Complier
Grace Hopper completed the First Compiler in 1952, it was a program that allowed a person to use actual words rather than numbers. -
Magnatic core memory
In 1953, Jay Forrester installed a magnetic core memory that made the computers more reliable, faster, and easier to make, the component remained popular until the 1970’s. -
IBM 650
The IBM 650 was the first mass-produced computer to be made, selling 450 computers in the year of 1954. It allowed faster access to material that was stored rather than memory machines. -
Felker and Harris program TRADIC
In 1955, Felker and HArris programed the first transistorized computer. THe way Harris and Felker designed the computer it was able to work on less than 100 watts. -
MIT TX0
MIT researchers built the first computer, the MIT TX0, that was programable and that also had transistors. -
Engerneering research
Led by Bill Norris left Sperry rand to form a new company, The new company was called Control Data Corp. Soon they released the 1604 computer. -
Kilby Integrated Circuit
In 1958, Jack Kilby proved that capacitors and resistors can exist together by creating the first integrated circuit.
