Different Computers 1940 - Present

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  • Z3 Computer

    Z3 Computer
    Computer Museum Konrad Zuse, a German engineer, made the Z3 computer. Using 2,300 relays, the Z3 used floating point binary arithmetic and had a 22-bit word length. The Z3 was destroyed due to a bombing in Berlin in 1943.

  • Atomic Bomb

    Bomb The atomic bomb was created to end the war of all wars. It killed many people and was said that it was gonna create a whole new type of warfare.

  • IAS Computer

    IAS Computer
    Computer Museum John von Neumann's IAS became operational at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Princeton, N.J. This design was under contract which obliged them to share their designs with other institutes.

  • Apollo Guidance Computer

    Apollo Guidance Computer
    Computer Museum The Apollo Guidance Computer orbited the Earth on Apollo 7. A year later, it steered Apollo 11 to the lunar surface. Astronauts comunicated with the computer by putting in 2 digit codes.

  • ARPANET

    ARPANET
    WikipediaThe Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET) was one of the world's first operational packet switching networks, the first network to implement TCP/IP, and the progenitor of what was to become the global Internet.

  • Kenbak-1 Computer

    Kenbak-1 Computer
    Computer Museum The Kenbak-1 was the first personnel computer. It was advertised for $750 in the Scientific American.

  • Electronic Ignition

    timetoastThe electronic ignition changed time and made life easier. It was added to vehicles and lawn mowers and so much more as time went on.

  • Osborne I

    Osborne I
    Computer MusuemAdam Osoborne made the Osborne I, the first portable computer. It weighed 24 pounds and cost $1,795.

  • Ethernet Cable

    Ethernet Cable
    wikipediaEthernet is a family of computer networking technologies for local area (LAN) and larger networks. It was commercially introduced in 1980 while it was first standardized in 1983 as IEEE 802.3, and has since been refined to support higher bit rates and longer link distances.

  • First SmartPhone

    First SmartPhone
    SmartphoneThe first smartphone was invented by IBM in 1992. It was nicknamed, “Simon,” and had a plethora of features including a calendar, address book, calculator, email service, and even a touch screen.

  • Bluetooth

    Bluetooth
    BluetoothIn 1994 a group of engineers at Ericsson, a Swedish company, invented a wireless communication technology, later called Bluetooth. In 1998, the original group of Promoter companies—Ericsson, Intel, Nokia, Toshiba and IBM—came together to form the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG).

  • MP3 was invented

    timetoast The MP3 was invented and made it easier to store music and videos. It also made it easier to transport music with you wherever you went.

  • Ipod

    Ipod
    IpodThe iPod is a line of portable media players designed and marketed by Apple Inc. The first line was released on October 23, 2001, about 8½ months after iTunes

  • Toyota's Hybrid Car

    car This car was invented and greatly improved the fuel economy. It would set off a big advancement rush in cars.

  • Youtube

    Youtube YouTube was invented by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karmin. It was named time magazines, technoligy advancement of the year in 2006.