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ENIAC
ENIAC was a modular computer thatwas composed of individual panels to perform different functions. It weighed over 30 short tons. Wikipedia -
First Cell Phone
The first automatic mobile phone system, which Eericsson came up with was first released in Sweden. The phones weighed 40 kg, or abot 88 pounds. <a
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First Tablet
Tablets were first made to use something other then keyboards. The something was using handwriting, by using stylist. Wikipedia -
First Computer Mouse (Prototype)
Douglas Engelbart and Bill English made the first prototype of a computer mouse. It had a cord in the back, making it look like a mouse. Wikipedia -
ARPANET
ARPANET was one of the world's first operational packet switching networkds. It was first consisted of 4 IMPs; UCLA, Stanford Research Institute, UCSB, and the University of Utah. Wikipedia -
First 8" Floppy Disk
The first floppy disk was designed by IMB. It held 80 kilobytes of data. 1971 was the first year it was commercially available. <a href='http://http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_floppy_disk' >Wikipedia</a -
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First 'Laptop'
The first commercially available portable computer was the IBM 5100. Tha computer was based on a 16-bit processor, which could hold 64 KB of memory. Wikipedia -
Apple III
Apple III was designed to take on the business environment. It was prone to overheating because there wasn't a fan. Wikipedia -
First CD-ROM
CD-ROM stands for Compact Disk Read Only Memory. It was first invented to write a lot of information on a single disk. It can also store much more data then a floppy disk. Yahoo Answers -
Windows 3.0 Released
Microsoft releases a completely new version, which sells more than 3 million copies in a year. Microsoft becomes the first company to pass $1 billion in sales shortly after release. Computer Hope -
Bluetooth Invention
Ericssion was the first company to invent bluetooth. It wasn't unti 1999 that Bluetooth was in stores. Who Guides -
Sims Game Released
EA released the first Sims game in 2000. It was the best selling PC game in history. Computer Hope -
World's Fastest Computer
The $133 million supercomputer was built by IMB. It broke the petaflop barrier 1 quadrillion calculations per second. Time -
First iPad
The iPad was a tablet from the company Apple. The iPad is used for social media, reading, playing games, and many other things. Wikipedia