second generation of computers

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  • Second generation of computers

    Second generation of computers
    The second generation of computers from 1958 to 1963 replaced vacuum valves with transistors. Therefore, the second generation computers are smaller and consume less electricity than the previous ones. The communication with these new computers is through more advanced languages ​​than the machine language, which are called "high level languages".

  • The microoprogramación

    The microoprogramación
    In 1959 Maurice wilkes invent the microoprogramación the CPU

  • DEC

    DEC
    DEC he launche the PDP-1 his first machine oriented to the use by technical personnel in laboratories and for the investigation.

  • The IBM

    The IBM
    1964: IBM sold its first magnetic disk system, the RAMAC, for a value of 1,230,000 dollars

  • The first video game

    The first video game
    The first computer game is developed, called spacewar

  • The IBM

    The IBM
    The IBM send the mainframe IBM 1401 based in the transition that punched cards were used.

  • The first computer of ...

    The first computer of ...
    IBM announced the 360 ​​series, which was the first family of computers that could run the same software in different combinations of speed, capacity and price.