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Complex Number Calculator
Bell telephones completed this calculater behind the researcher of George Stiblitz. Reason: First Calculator -
The Harvard Mark-1
Completed by Harvard, but designed by IBM. The Mark-1 was a relay based room sized computer. It was a 50ft camshaft that prodcued math problems. Reason: First automatic problem generator -
The Whirlwind
MIT's Whirlwind started in 1945 and finally finished in 1951. This monster machine ran 35 hours a week. It took up 3100 sq. ft. Reason: How large it is. -
First components
MIT's Jay Forrester installed a magnetic core that not only storred memory, but made the computer run much faster. Was popular up till the 1970's. Reason: How reliable it was. -
New Company
Tandy Radio Shack was founded by the merging of Tandy Leather Company and Radio Shack. Their main invention was that of the TRS-80. This computer was the main introduction to home computers. -
The Minicomputer
The Digital Equipment Corp. Introduced a brand new minicomputer. The PDP-8 was the first successful minicomputer and it was more reliable then an IBM mainframe. -
Pong
Ralph Baer designed a ping-pong game for his Odyssey Game Consle. Nolan Bushnell played this game at a product intervention. This was what really put the game out there. -
Apple
Steve Wozniak first invented one of Apple's world changing products. His first invention for Apple was the Apple-1. It was a single board machine that sold over 200 boards. -
Launching Macintosh
Apple manufactured its first successful mouse controlled interface. The Macintosh had only one commercial that costs 1.5 million dollars during the Super Bowl. -
World Wide Web
The internet was born. Using Hyper Text Markup Language or HTML, was able to expand the World Wide Web
