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ASC11
American Standard Code is a code for Information exchange that lets machines from different manufacturers to exchange data and represents at least 256 symbols.
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Telex messaging network comes online
Telex started out as a way for military messaging and later became a worldwide network for messaging . Telex uses teleprinters which go way back into the 1910s .
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The Complex Number Calculator (CNC)
Bell Telephone Laboratories invented the CNC. This calculator was designed by George Stibitz in 1940 he demonstrated it at the American Mathematical Society conference and they where impressed .This was the first type of remote computing.
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Zuse Z3
The Zuse Z3 was the first ever working programmable ad fully automatic computing machine.The Zuse Z3 was invented by German engineer Konrad Zuse this computing system was used for aerodynamic calculations but destroyed in a bombing on Berlin during late 1943.
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The Atanasoff-Berry computer (ABC)
The first prototype was shown in 1939 of the ABC but really was released in 1942 . The ABC was machined designed by Atanasoff and a graduate student Clifford berry .
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The colossus
Invented by British Engineer Tommy Flowers purpose behind it was to help break the complex Lorenz ciphers that were used by the Nazis during WW11 . Helping them know the intentions and plans the Nazis had.
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Harvard Mark 1
A relay-based calculator room-sized invented by Harvard Physics professor . This calculator would calculate Mathematical tables.
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EDSAC
A programmed computer invented by Maurice Wilkes and his team from the University of Cambridge.Its a storage Automatic calculator.
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IMB 726 Magnetic Tape
This Magnetic Tape allows mass storage of information and is really big on the revolution of computers.This used a method called vacuum channel which kept a loop of tape circulating between points and would allow tape to stop and keep on going.
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RAMAC
A computer system that was based on new technology of a hard drive which consisted of 50 metal platters.They also time random access to large amounts of data.
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Speedcode
John Backus Invented this Large scale computer . This computer uses scarce memory . This program become the most popular scientific programming language.
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First Video Game
Physicist William Higinbotham invents the first even video game. Which was a very simple game but the first of all.
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CRAM
Card Random Access Memory mainframes used mechanically complex mechanic CRAM . 256 cards are recorded
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PAN (A personal area network )
A computer network that lets people transfer files and emails from one place to another.Invented by Bruce Schechter
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Napster
Shawn Fanning invented this College student released a network which would share files . This program allowed computer users to share files and information.
http://iml.jou.ufl.edu/projects/spring01/burkhalter/Napster%20history.html
