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DIFFERENCE ENGINE
CHARELES BABBAGE DESIGNED THE FIRST MECHANICAL COMPUTER TO MAKE LIFE EASIER AND SHOW THE WORLD WHAT MATH AND SCIENCE COULD DO. -
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History of Computer
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SECOND DIFFERENCE ENGINE
He tried to build a machine that would be programmable to do any kind of calculation, not just ones relating to polynomial equations. -
COMPTOMETER
The comptometer was the first commercially successful key-driven mechanical calculator, patented in the USA by Dorr E. -
LEO
Raymond Thompson and John Simmons develop the first business computer, the Lyons Electronic Office (LEO) at Lyons Co. The LEO (Lyons Electronic Office I) was the first computer used for commercial business applications. -
E-MAIL
E-mail was invented by Ray Tomlinson. -
8000
These features were not found in previous PA-RISC implementations, making the PA-8000 the first PA-RISC CPU to break the tradition of using simple microarchitectures and high-clock rate implementation to attain performance. -
NINTENDO
The Nintendo Entertainment System makes its debut. -
PENTIUM
Pentium is a brand used for a series of x86-compatible microprocessors produced by Intel. In its most current form -
YAHOO
YAHOO is created in April, 1994. -
PLAYSTATION 2
Sony release the PlayStation 2. -
PENIUM 4
Pentium 4 is a line of single-core desktop and laptop central processing units (CPUs) introduced by Intel on November 20, 2000 and shipped through August 8, 2008. -
X-BOX
Bill Gates introduces the Xbox on January 7th 2001. -
SKYPE
Skype announces that it has over 100 million registered users. -
MULTI-CORE ERA
Microprocessor giant Intel on Monday provided the first details of its next microprocessor architecture, codenamed Larrabee, which will combine multiple processor cores with graphics processing functionality.
