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The abacus was invented in Asia
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Blaise Pascal invents a calculating device called the Pascaline
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Josaph Jacquard was a french weaver that discovered the insructions for his looms could be stored on cards with holes in them.
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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.
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Transistors helped computers get faster, smaller, more reliable and more energy efficient .
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The microprocessor is an entire CPU on a single chip.
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These guys designed and built the first Apple computer in their garage.
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IBM introduced its personal computer.
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Clones of the IMB PC made it more affordable.
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Many people were able to afford computers as they got faster and cheaper.
