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Abacus
The abacus was invented in Asia -
Pascaline
Blaise Pascal invents a calculating device called the Pascaline -
Joseph Jacquard
Josaph Jacquard was a french weaver that discovered the insructions for his looms could be stored on cards with holes in them. -
Mark 1
Mark 1 was built jointly by IBM and Harvard University under the leadership of Howard Aiken and was the first computer-like machine. It was 52 feet long, weighed 50 tons and had 750,000 parts. -
Transistors
Transistors helped computers get faster, smaller, more reliable and more energy efficient . -
Microprocessor
The microprocessor is an entire CPU on a single chip. -
Stephen Wozniak and Steven Jobs
These guys designed and built the first Apple computer in their garage. -
IBM PC
IBM introduced its personal computer. -
Clones
Clones of the IMB PC made it more affordable. -
People
Many people were able to afford computers as they got faster and cheaper.
