History of Computers Project

By dsull04
  • Dvorak Keyboard

    Dvorak Keyboard
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    The Dvorak Keyboard was patented in 1936 by August Dvorak.
  • Eniac

    Eniac
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    The Eniac was created by John Mauchly J. Presper Eckert. It was started in 1943 and finished in 1946 at the University of Pensilvania's Moores School of Electrical Engineering. The eniac was turned off and never shut off until 11:45 p.m. October 2, 1955.
  • Cathode Ray Tube Amusement Device

    Cathode Ray Tube Amusement Device
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    The first video game was the Cathode Ray tube Amusement Device. It was invented by Thomas T. Goldsmith Jr. and Estle Ray Mann. It was a missile simulator during the WWII era.
  • Fortran Computer language

    Fortran Computer language
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    Fortran was the first computer language. This software was invented by John Bachus for IBM. It was origonally made for the IBM 77.
  • ARPANET

    ARPANET
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    Arpanet was created in 1969 for military use. It was the worlds first internet.It was created to help the military in sending messages fast and more secret.
  • Magnavox Odyssey

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    The Magnavox Odyssey was the first commercial home video game consol. It was the first video game that you could plug into your home tv.
  • Apple I

    Apple I
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    The Apple I was created and built by Steve Wozniack. When him and Steve jobs created Apple Computer Company they sold it for $666.66. They sold it for that price because Steve Wozniack liked repeating numbers.
  • RISC

    RISC
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    RISC was created by IBM in 1980. It stands for Reduced Instruction Set Computer. It was made to take less instructions to function and to work alot faster.
  • Archie search engine

    Archie search engine
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    In 1990, Archie, the worlds first search engine was created. It was founded by Alan Emtage and J. Peter Deutsch who studied at Cornacova University in Montreal.
  • Wikipedia

    Wikipedia
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    Wikipedia was launched in 2001 by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger. The name is from the Hawain word quick (wiki) and encyclopedia (pedia).
  • Intel Core i7 processor

    Intel Core i7 processor
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    The intel Core i7 processor is made by the company, Intel. it is made for high end consumer markets for both desktops and laptops.
  • iPad

    iPad
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    Apple released the iPad in January 2010. It was annoumced by Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO. Its name repotedly comes from the Star Trek device the PADD.
  • Minecraft

    Minecraft
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    Minecraft is an awesome video game. Created by Swedish programer Markus Persson and now developed by his company Mojang.