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Computer History

  • Difference Engine

    Difference Engine
    A difference engine is an automatic mechanical calculator designed to tabulate polynomial functions.
  • Vax 11/780

    Vax 11/780
    It has 4.3 kilobytes of virtual memory providing hundreds of times the capacity of most minicomputers.
  • Atari 400 and 800 computers

    Atari 400 and 800 computers
    Mainly it was successful by selling games although they faced strong competitors such as the apple II, Commodore PET, and the TRS-80 computers.
  • Osborne I

    Osborne I
    Osborne I was the first every portable computer which weighed at 24 pounds and with the cost of $1,795. The computer also had a 5 inch screen.
  • Commodore 64

    Commodore 64
    The Commodore 64 was sold for $595. It came with 64KB of RAM and graphics like never before. By the time the Commodore 64 discontinued, it sold more than 22 million units and it was recognized by the 2006 Guinness book of records.
  • Compaq PC clone

    Compaq PC clone
    Compaq introduced a new type of computer which ran the same software as the IBM PC.
  • Amiga 1000 with the Seiko music keyboard

    Amiga 1000 with the Seiko music keyboard
    The Amiga 1000 had audio and video capabilities beyond those found in most other personal computers.
  • IBM PS/2

    IBM PS/2
    The IBM have released 1 million units by the end of 1987. IBM released a new operating system called the OS/2. The update allowed the use of the mouse to make navigating easier apart from using the arrow keys.
  • Power Book 100

    Power Book 100
    Although there were other different laptops at the time, the Power Book 100 was the more portable, lightweight in comparison to the types that are heavy, clunky, and expensive.
  • Windows 2000

    Windows 2000
    Windows 2000 was based off the Windows NT. Windows made 4 different types of models such as the Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 2000 server, Windows 2000 Advanced server, and the Windows 2000 Datacenter server. Each model serves a specific role.