significant inventions in computer history

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    significant inventions in computer history

    5 great inventions in the history of computers

  • CNC

    CNC
    CNC was the first computer to use remote access imputing. It was used to compute things over large distances. It was developed by George Stibitz.

  • SSEM

    SSEM
    SSEM or baby as they called it was the first computer to run a program. It was developed by Frederic Williams, Tom Kilburn, and Geoff Toothill.

  • HP35

    HP35
    HP released a small handheld calculator that computers usually would need to calculate. It was a large step in compacting the functions that computers had at the time.

  • Apple's Macintosh

    Apple's Macintosh
    Apple released the Macintosh in 1984. It was the first sucessful computer to utilize a mouse in a computer. Included a few programs that utilized the mouse function on the computer.

  • Earth Simulator Super Computer

    Earth Simulator Super Computer
    When this computer came out, it was the fastest computer. Its purpose was to create global climate models. It was developed by the Japanese government and built by NEC.