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The history of computers

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  • Hewlett-Packard is founded

    Hewlett-Packard is founded
    [www.computerhistory.org/timeline/?year=1939](www)
    David Packard and Bill Hewlett founded the Helwett-Packard packet in Palo Alto, in a California garage.There first product was the HP 200A Audio Oscillator. Walt Disney ordered eight of the 200B to use as sound effects generators for the 1940 movie (Fantasia.)

  • Harvard Mark-1

    Harvard Mark-1
    [www.computerhistory.org/timeline/?year=1944](www)
    The Harvard Mark-1 was conceived by Harvard Professor Howard Aiken. It was used to produce mathematical tables but was soon superseded by store programed computers.

  • Memory Disk a.k.a. Floppy Disk

    Memory Disk a.k.a. Floppy Disk
    <a href='' >inventors.about.com/od/computersandinternet/a/FloppyDisk.htm</a>
    The Floppy Disk was given its nickname due to its flexibility. It was considered a revolutionary device in the "History of Computers" for its portability which provided a new and easy physical means of transporting data from computer to computer