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History of Computers

  • Z1 Computer

    Z1 Computer
    This was the worlds first freely programmable computer.
  • ABC computer

    ABC computer
    No notable advances.
  • Harvard Mark I computer

    Harvard Mark I computer
    No notable advances.
  • ENIAC 1

    ENIAC 1
    Add 20,000 vacuum tubes for extra power.
  • Manchester Baby Computer & The Williams Tube

    Manchester Baby Computer & The Williams Tube
    No notable advances.
  • UNIVAC computer

    UNIVAC computer
    First commercialy available computer. This computer was used to count votes for presedential elections.
  • IBM 701 EDPM Computer

    IBM 701 EDPM Computer
    IBM's first computer.
  • ERMA and MICR

    ERMA and MICR
    First computers for use in banks.
  • Scelbi & Mark-8 Altair & IBM 5100 Computers

    Scelbi & Mark-8 Altair & IBM 5100 Computers
    World's first comsumer computers.
  • Apple I, II & TRS-80 & Commodore Pet Computers

    Apple I, II & TRS-80 & Commodore Pet Computers
    Second generation consumer computers.
  • The IBM PC - Home Computer

    The IBM PC - Home Computer
    No notable advances.
  • Lisa Computer

    Lisa Computer
    First computer with a graphical user interface.
  • Macintosh Computer

    Macintosh Computer
    More affordable computer with a GUI
  • Macbook Pro

    Macbook Pro
    The current computer
  • 3D displays

    3D displays
    Taking the hint from the gaming industry, computer manufacturers begin to make computers with 3D displays.
  • Holographic Controls

    Holographic Controls
    An extra scroll wheel just isn't good enough for moving through a 3D environment. Instead, computers become tiny holographic projecters that project both the screen, and a keyboard when it is needed. Using thermin technology the computer can not only tell what key you're pressing on the keybord, but also what you're clicking on.
  • File Gloves

    File Gloves
    In the future, instead of downloading a file to a thumb drive, you can simply grab it with your special glove and it will be automaticly downloaded to your glove. You can then use this same glove to place this file on a friends computer exactly where you want it.