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Difference engine
The difference engine was a mechaninc winde up machine that was made to wipe out human error -
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The History of Computers
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Complex Number Calculator
This was a very primitive and remote piece of technology. It was supposed to help phone connections. At the time it was the next big thing. -
Z3 Computer
A German called Konrad Zuse built this machine in a remote place in Germany. The Z3 uses floating point binary arithmetic. It was destroyed by bombing. -
Collosus
It was a huge computer that was used for breaking the German codes during world war 2. This computer was very important and that machine won the war of Great Brittan -
UNIVAC
The UNIVAC was made in 1951 and it was used for commercial purposes. It was a plot to grab attention of the wide spread public -
TV Typewriter
The Tv Typewriter is a very early computer that does not have a screen. Even though it has 2 memory boards it still does not have a lot of memeory -
The Xerox Alto
This was one of the first computers ever that was not humongous and had a mouse. Although they never sold this machine. They did give it to a few universities and from there computer technology evolved and now we have laptops in our houses -
Xbox 360
This is a gaming console with a very advanced microsoft chip inside. The Xbox has 512 mb memory and it is still being used now. -
Mac Book Pro 2012
This is the latest laptop, it was made by one of the most biggest computing firms called Apple. It is very fast and it is the latest piece of technology. -
Trs 80
This is the first desktop computer ever. It made sold 10 thousand units and it is a very special time in computer history.
