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  • The Hewlett-Packard

    The Hewlett-Packard
    Where: Their garage in California.
    What: A testing equipment for engineers.
    Why: For engineers to test audio.
    How: N/A
    Impact: Grew rapidly with engineers.
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    Computer History

    Computer History

  • The CNC

    The CNC
    Where: Bell Telephone Labatories What: A calculator that can be remotely controlled. Why: To create a calculator that is remote. How: Using Teletype connected via telephone lines. Impact: American Mathematical Society was stunned. Showed the first demonstrating of remote access computing.

  • IBM's SSEC

    IBM's SSEC
    Where: IBM
    What: Computer that computes scientific data.
    Why: To compute scientific data.
    How: N/A
    Impact: Used to plot the 1969 Apollo flight to the moon.

  • UNIVAC I

    UNIVAC I
    Where: N/A
    What: First Commercial Computer to attract lots of public attention.
    Why: To do multiple simple operations
    How: N/A
    Impact: Induced lots of public attention and 46 machines were sold, for over $1,000,000 each.

  • MIT's TX-0

    MIT's TX-0
    Where: MIT's Lincoln Labortories
    What: First programmable, general-use computer. Uses transistors.
    Why: To create a general-use, programmable computer.
    How: Using transistors.
    Impact: Ability to create games, and early programming tests.

  • IBM's "Stretch"

    IBM's "Stretch"
    Where: IBM
    What: First transistorized computer, much faster and dependable then vacuum tube machines.
    Why: To create a computer faster and more dependable.
    How: Transistors
    Impact: Sold to national labortories and scientific users.

  • The LINC

    The LINC
    Where: Lincoln Labatories
    What: First real-time laboratory data processing
    Why: To process laboratory data real-time
    How: N/A
    Impact: First real-time labortory data processing computer

  • Alto

    Alto
    Where: Xerox Palo Alto Research Center
    What: First workstation with built-in mouse input
    Why: To be able to store multiple windows, connect to Local Area Networks, and offers menu items
    How: N/A
    Impact: First workstation computer, with multiple features, offered to universities, and wasn't commericially sold.

  • Atari Model 400 and 800

    Atari Model 400 and 800
    Where: Atari
    What: Model 400 was more of a gaming console, while the 800 was more of a PC.
    Why: So you can get one depending on what you want to do.
    How: N/A
    Impact: Both of them sold very well, but had fierce competition.

  • IBM PS/2

    IBM PS/2
    Where: IBM
    What: A PC that had a 3 1/2 inch floppy disc and a video graphics chip.
    Why: For better performance, graphics, and more memory.
    How: N/A
    Impact: Over 1 million units sold, and around then, IBM released a new Operating System: OS/2, and IBM continued upgrading from there.