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First commercial computer able to pick presidential winners.
this first computer weighed over 1 ton and took over 2 hours too load after all the data was entered. it picked a winner by adding all the votes together that were collected throughout the country, you think this would have been easier if we had just counted them by hand, but that would have taken almost a full nonstop week of counting! thats why back then this computer was very helpful and we can see how far we have come with these kind of computers -
fiber optic wire
In 1854, John Tyndall demonstrated to the Royal Society that light could be conducted through a curved stream of water, proving that a light signal could be bent. over the years these fibers have been used for a varity of things. from house and holiday decorations to parade floats in the thanksgivingday parade. -
the hovercraft!
The hovercraft was invented by Christopher Cockerell in 1956. The theory behind one of the most successful inventions of the 20th century, the Hovercraft, was originally tested in 1955 using an empty KiteKat cat food tin inside a coffee tin, an industrial air blower and a pair of kitchen scales. Sir Christopher Cockerell developed the first practical hovercraft designs, these led to the first hovercraft to be produced commercially, the SRN1. -
the first electronic desktop calculators. They used vacuum tubes.
The world's first electronic desktop calculators were announced by the Bell Punch Co., Uxbridge, England - the Anita Mk VII for the continental European market and the Anita Mk 8 for other markets. These models used cold-cathode vacuum tubes and numerical display ("Nixie" type) tubes. -
internet was first introduced to the D.A.R.P.A. in 1962
the D.A.R.P.A. is the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency they used the internet for allowing computers to share information on research and development in scientific and military fields. they went to work devolping it in 1962 -
the computer mouse
In 1964, the first prototype computer mouse was made to use with a graphical user interface (GUI), 'windows'. Engelbart received a patent for the wooden shell with two metal wheels in 1970, describing it in the patent application as an "X-Y position indicator for a display system." "It was nicknamed the mouse because the tail came out the end," Engelbart revealed about his invention. His version of windows was not considered patentable but Douglas Engelbart has over 45 other patents to his name. -
the laser printer
The original laser printer called EARS was developed at the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center beginning in 1969 and completed in November, 1971. this printer made things faster and watsed less energy so it was good for the enviorment too but in 1971 when first released this printer cost $500! then soon came down to a more reasonable price. -
first computer bulletin board system
A Bulletin Board System, or BBS, is a computer system running software that allows users to connect and log in to the system using a terminal program. Once logged in, a user can perform functions such as uploading and downloading software and data, reading news and bulletins, and exchanging messages with other users, either through electronic mail or in public message boards. -
pacman
PacMan is an arcade game developed by Namco and licensed for distribution in the U.S. by Midway, first released in Japan on May 22, 1980.[1][2] Immensely popular in the United States from its original release to the present day, Pac-Man is universally considered as one of the classics of the medium, virtually synonymous with video games, and an icon of the 1980s popular culture. -
Sony Mavica electronic still camera
In August, 1981, Sony released the Sony Mavica electronic still camera, the camera which was the first commercial electronic camera. Images were recorded onto a mini disc and then put into a video reader that was connected to a television monitor or color printer. -
windows 1.0 (very first one)
The first independent version of Microsoft Windows, version 1.0, released on 20 November 1985, achieved little popularity. It was originally going to be called "Interface Manager" but Rowland Hanson, the head of marketing at Microsoft, convinced the company that the name Windows would be more appealing to consumers. Windows 1.0 was not a complete operating system, but rather an "operating environment" that extended MS-DOS, and shared the latter's inherent flaws and problems. The first version of -
the web tv
WebTV was invented in 1996 by Diba Inc and Zenith Electronics, who produced and marketed the first WebTV sets. It was a television set that would incorporate a microprocessor and modem, as well as technology developed by Diba Inc. that allows viewers to surf the Web via a remote control device. -
ipod was first introduced in 2001
The iPod is a portable media player designed and marketed by Apple and launched on October 23, 2001. The product line-up includes the hard drive-based iPod Classic, the touchscreen iPod Touch, the video-capable iPod Nano, and the compact iPod Shuffle. -
myspace
MySpace is a social networking website. Its headquarters are in Beverly Hills, California, US,[2] where it shares an office building with its immediate owner, Fox Interactive Media, owned by News Corporation. MySpace became the most popular social networking site in the United States in June 2006.[3] According to comScore, MySpace was overtaken internationally by its main competitor, Facebook, in April 2008, based on monthly unique visitors.[4][5] MySpace employs 1,000 employees, after laying of -
facebook
Facebook is a social networking website that is operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc.[1] Since September 2006, anyone over the age of 13 with a valid e-mail address (and not residing in one of the countries where it is banned) can become a Facebook user. Users can add friends and send them messages, and update their personal profiles to notify friends about themselves. Additionally, users can join networks organized by city, workplace, and school or college. The website's name stems fro -
twitter
Twitter is a social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read messages known as tweets. Tweets are text-based posts of up to 140 characters displayed on the author's profile page and delivered to the author's subscribers who are known as followers. Senders can restrict delivery to those in their circle of friends or, by default, allow open access. Since late 2009, users can follow lists of authors instead of following individual authors.[3][4] All users can sen -
IPad was introduced this year
the ipad is a touch screen computer about the size of a small portable dvd player. you can have almost all the apps on it as u do your iphone or itouch, and they are working to come out with more apps made just for the ipad. there is also the iwork that looks the same just different software that is more focused on business aspects -
windows 7
Windows 7 is, as of March 2010, the latest public release version of Microsoft Windows, a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops, netbooks, tablet PCs, and media center PCs.[3] Windows 7 was released to manufacturing on July 22, 2009,[4] and reached general retail availability on October 22, 2009,[5] less than three years after the release of its predecessor, Windows Vista. Windows 7's server counterpart, Win
