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Man named Joseph Marie Jacquard invent loom that punches wooden cards into fabric for designs. Similar to what punch cards computers use.
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Herman Hollerith makes punch card system that calculates 1880 census. accomplished in 3 years, saved government $5 million. Later creates the company IBM.
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Alan Turing presented a universal machine called Turing machine. Its capable of computing everything central concept of computers based on it.
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J.V. Atanasoff, a physics and mathematics professor, at Iowa State. Builds a computer without gears, cams, belts or shafts. -
Atanasoff and student Clifford Berry make a computer that solves 29 equations all together.
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John Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert left the University of Pennsylvania, received funding from census Bureau in order to build the UNIVAC. It first started being built in 1943.
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Engelbart prototype was of a modern computer, had a mouse and graphical use interface (GUI). Marks computers becoming more accessible to the public.
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Alan Shugart lead IBM engineer to invent the floppy disk. Makes data able to be shared among computers.
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In January Popular Electronic features Altair 8080 as worlds first minicomputer kit. Paul Allen and Bill Gates write for Altair with the new basic language, then they form Microsoft.
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Steve Jobs and Wozniak start Apple Computers with Apple 1. First computer with single-circuit board.
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Personal computer with code-name acorn. Has Intel chip 2 floppy disks and can have a color monitor. Sears, Roebuck and Computerland sells them making it the first computer sold through other people then the main company.
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Apple's Lisa is the first personal computer with a GUI, has drop down menus and icons, it doesn't work. Gavilan SC is first portable computer that has the flip shut factor that is called the first laptop.
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Will be able to call, text, video directly from you desktop will be in the taskbar. Many advances to make gaming better on your computer.
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It will be smaller then the original and will be smaller as well. This will come in many different colors. https://www.macworld.co.uk/news/new-macbook-air-3801092/ -
The machines will become smaller, thinner, and lighter than they ever have. It will be more like a smartphone experience, and have a more mobile experience. Have more interfaces with voices. https://www.itpro.co.uk/hardware/355366/2030-vision-what-will-pcs-look-like-in-the-next-decade
