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Computers
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The Invention of the Computer
Antikythera mechanism was known for the first computer/ calculator used for astronomical calculation. -
Microsoft
Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded Michrosoft -
IBM computer
IBM launches the IBM 1500, this was the first computer to look like computers we have at our homes. -
Apple computer
Steve Jobs and Steve Wozinak founded Apple, and they launched the Apple 1 computer selling about 200 units! -
IBM personal comptuer
IBM launches the IBM personal computer, running on Microsofts operating system. -
Lisa Operating System
Apple launches the Lisa Operating System, this was one of the first operating system to use a graphical user interface. -
Compaq Portable
Compaq launches the Compaq Portable, which was the first IBM-PC compatable portable computer that sold for more than 3,500 dollars and weighed 28 pounds. -
Windows Operating System
Microsoft introduces the windows operating system. -
Foldable Laptop
Compaq launches the first foldable laptop. -
Sound Blaster Card
The sound Blaster card, released by the company Creative Technology, brings sound into the personal computer. -
Computers Sold
The one billionth computer is sold. -
Current Update
In 2012 people use the computer to research things, and they also use it for games and email. However some resources don't have very accuret information. The computer is foldable, and there are many buttons on the keyboard. The screen is big and shows things that you click on. One of the most popular brands of computers is Apple. -
Future Prediction
My prediction is that the screen would be 3D and you wouldn't have to wear glasses. And also you would be able to reach in to the screen and grab something, and it would be right in your hands to keep. -
Citation
Works Cited
Antikythera Mechanism. Digital image. Alun Salt. Alun Salt, Nov. 2006. Web. 1 Nov. 2012. http://alunsalt.com/2006/11/29/the-antikythera-mechanism/.
Apple Logo. Digital image. Crunch Base. Crunch Base, 2012. Web. 1 Nov. 2012. http://www.crunchbase.com/company/apple.
Chinese Abacus. Digital image. Chinese Virtual Tours. Chinese Virtual Tours, 1996. Web. 1 Nov. 2012. http://www.chinavista.com/experience/abacus/abacus.html.
Compaq Foldable Laptop. Digital image. Lapton Picker. -
Sumerian Abacus
The sumerian had an abacus that was capable to add or subtract by counting. This went from 2300 bc to 2700 bc. And the chinese had a different abacus that was black and white. And with appropriate procedures could calculate multiplcation, division, square root and cube root. The chinese abacus went from 100 bc all the way to the 14th century.
