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While computers are now an important part of people's lives, there has been a time when the computer is not available. Knowledge of the history of computers and how much progress has been made can help to understand how complex and truly innovative creation of computers.
Unlike most devices, the computer is one of the few inventions that are not assigned a specific inventor. During the development of computers have a lot of people their creations to the additionalList needed to work on a computer. Some of the inventions were different types of computers, and some of them were necessary parties that allows computers to be further developed.
The Beginning
Perhaps the most important date in the history of computers is the year 1936. E 'state in this year that the first "computer" was developed. E 'was created by Konrad Zuse and called the Z1 computer. This calculator is the first, as was the first system, fully programmable.There have been devices before, but none had the computing power that sets it apart from other Electronics.
It was not until 1942, since any non-profit activities and opportunities in the computer. The first company was called ABC computers, owned by John Vincent Atanasoff and Clifford Berry actions. Two years later, the Harvard Mark I computer was developed, the promotion of science in computer science.
Over the next few years, inventors all over the world began, more researchStudy of computers, and how to improve them. The next ten years, say that the introduction of the transistor, which should be an essential part of the inner workings of the computer, the ENIAC 1 computer, as well as many other types of systems. The ENIAC 1 is perhaps one of the most interesting, as it required 20,000 vacuum tubes to operate in. It 'been a great machine, and began the revolution to build smaller and faster computers.
The age of computers is always changing l 'Introduction of International Business Machines, or IBM in the IT industry in 1953. This company, in the course of computer history is an important player in the development of new systems and servers for public and private sectors. This introduction brought the first signs of real competition in the history of computers, development faster and better computer aided composition. Their first contribution was the IBM 701 computer EPDM.
Programming languageDeveloped
A year later, was the first successful high level programming language was created. This was a programming language that is not "in writing assembly 'or binary, the languages of the very low level. FORTRAN was written so that more people can begin to program computers easily.
The year 1955 saw the Bank of America, along with the Stanford Research Institute and General Electric, the creation of the first computer to use in banks. The MICR or Magnetic Ink CharacterThe award, along with the computer itself, the ERMA, was a turning point for the banking sector. It was not until 1959 that the two systems have been put in use in banks.
In the course of 1958, there has been one of the most important advances in computer history, the creation of the integrated circuit. This device, which is also known as Chip, one of the prerequisites of a modern computerized system. On every motherboard and card in a computer system are many chips that containInformation on what the boards and cards. Without these chips, systems, as we know it today may not work.
Gaming, Mouse, and Internet
For many computer users today, the games are an important part of the experience of computing. 1962 saw the creation of the game before the computer was created by Steve Russel and MIT, who has been dubbed Spacewar.
The mouse, one of the essential components of modern computers, was created in 1964 by Douglas Engelbart. She got her namethe "tail" consisting of the device.
One of the most important aspects of today's computer was invented in 1969, ARPANET was the original Internet, which are the basis for the Internet we know today made available. This development would be for the development of knowledge and business across the entire planet.
It was not until 1970 that Intel scene with the first dynamic RAM chip, which caused an explosion of information technology innovation.
In the wake ofthe RAM chip was the first microprocessor, which was also developed by Intel. These two components, in addition to the chip developed in 1958, are among the basic components of modern computers.
A year later, the disc was created, gaining its name from the flexibility of the storage unit. This was the first step in allowing most people to move into independent pieces of data between computers.
The first network was created in 1973 and allows the transfer of data betweenconnected computer. This is similar to the Internet, but allows the computer without the use of the Internet in order to invite.
Home PC Emerge
The next three years were very important for computers. This is when the company started to develop systems for the average consumer. The Scelba, Mark-8 Altair, IBM 5100, Apple I and II, TRS-80 and Commodore PET have been the pioneers in this field. While expensive, these machines started the trend for computers within commonFamilies.
One of the most breath Rough in computer software came in 1978 with the release of the VisiCalc spreadsheet. All development costs have been paid within two weeks, this is one of the most successful programs in computer history.
1979 was perhaps one of the most important years for the home computer user. This is the year that WordStar, the first word processor was released to the public for sale. This dramaticchange the value of computers for the average user.
The IBM Home computer quickly helped revolutionize the consumer market in 1981, as affordable for homeowners and consumer standards. 1981 also saw the mega-giant Microsoft enter the scene with the operating system MS-DOS. This operating system is completely changed computing forever, as it was quite easy to learn for everyone.
The competition begins: Apple vs. Microsoft
Computers saw yet another significant changeIn the course of 1983. Apple Lisa was the first computer with a graphical user interface or GUI. Most modern programs contain a graphical interface that will allow them to use, easy to use and easy on the eyes. This marked the beginning of the dating of most text based only programs.
About this point in the history of computers, many modifications and changes have occurred, it is Apple-Microsoft wars, to the development of microcomputers and a variety of computer innovations that have become aAccepted part of our daily lives. Without the first steps of the story before you computer, none of this would have been possible.
