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The Colossus
The Colossus was invented by Tommy Flowers in WWII. It was an mathmatical calculator which helped cracked the different secret codes made by their enemies. -
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History of Computers
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Manchester Mark I
In the old 20 century, the Manchester Mark I functioned as a computer system. It soon became the prototype for modern computers. -
The IBM 650 magnetic Drum Calculator
First mass-produced machine. The IBm 650 Magnetic Drum Caculator allowed faster access to store material, than drum memory machine. -
IBM's 7000 series Mainframe
This was the first transistorized computer. It was sold for national use and for scientific labotories. -
CDC's 600 supercomuter
This supercomputer could perform up to 3 million tasks per second. IT made processing much easier, and computers easier to use. -
The Alto
Although the Alto never sold commercially, it was the first work-station that had a built in mouse for input. Engineers nowadays still use include it's featrures in personal computers. -
Atari's Model 800
This model was made to be more of a home computer. It faced a lot of competition in marketing. -
The Macintosh
The MAcintosh was a mouse-driven computer with graphic interface. It was very popular in terms of the market. -
IBM's ps/2 Machines
IBM's ps/2 machine had a completely new operating system. IT included Intel's 80386 chip. -
Apple's Mac OS X
It had stabability effects and a memory included. This computer was very popular in the market.
