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Not a whole lot… The Roman Empire, Jesus, King Arthur, the Dark Ages, The Renaissance, Christopher Colombus, Galileo, Coppernicus, The American Revolution, The French Revolution, a lot of other Revolutions, blah blah blah, blah blah blah blah blah
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Page 1: A History of Computers. 500 BC: The abacus Not a whole lot… The Roman Empire, Jesus, King Arthur, the Dark Ages, The Renaissance, Christopher Colombus,

A History ofComputers

Page 2: A History of Computers. 500 BC: The abacus Not a whole lot… The Roman Empire, Jesus, King Arthur, the Dark Ages, The Renaissance, Christopher Colombus,

500 BC: The abacus

Page 3: A History of Computers. 500 BC: The abacus Not a whole lot… The Roman Empire, Jesus, King Arthur, the Dark Ages, The Renaissance, Christopher Colombus,

Not a whole lot…

• The Roman Empire, Jesus, King Arthur, the Dark Ages, The Renaissance, Christopher Colombus, Galileo, Coppernicus, The American Revolution, The French Revolution, a lot of other Revolutions, blah blah blah, blah blah blah blah blah

Page 4: A History of Computers. 500 BC: The abacus Not a whole lot… The Roman Empire, Jesus, King Arthur, the Dark Ages, The Renaissance, Christopher Colombus,

1837: The Analytical Engine

Page 5: A History of Computers. 500 BC: The abacus Not a whole lot… The Roman Empire, Jesus, King Arthur, the Dark Ages, The Renaissance, Christopher Colombus,

Charles Babbage

Page 6: A History of Computers. 500 BC: The abacus Not a whole lot… The Roman Empire, Jesus, King Arthur, the Dark Ages, The Renaissance, Christopher Colombus,

Ada Lovelace

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Not a whole lot…

• The car is invented, World War I, my grandma is born, The Great Depression, The invention of the movie, the Russian Revolution, probably some more Revolutions somewhere, blah blah blah, blah blah blah blah blah

Page 8: A History of Computers. 500 BC: The abacus Not a whole lot… The Roman Empire, Jesus, King Arthur, the Dark Ages, The Renaissance, Christopher Colombus,

1899"Everything that can be invented

has already been invented." Charles H. Duell, director of the U.S. Patent Office

Page 9: A History of Computers. 500 BC: The abacus Not a whole lot… The Roman Empire, Jesus, King Arthur, the Dark Ages, The Renaissance, Christopher Colombus,

Computers and the Military

Page 10: A History of Computers. 500 BC: The abacus Not a whole lot… The Roman Empire, Jesus, King Arthur, the Dark Ages, The Renaissance, Christopher Colombus,

1946: The first electronic computerENIAC

Page 11: A History of Computers. 500 BC: The abacus Not a whole lot… The Roman Empire, Jesus, King Arthur, the Dark Ages, The Renaissance, Christopher Colombus,

1943-1959: The 1st generationvacuum tubes and punch cards

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1943"I think there is a world market for

maybe five computers.“ Thomas Watson, chairman of IBM.

Page 13: A History of Computers. 500 BC: The abacus Not a whole lot… The Roman Empire, Jesus, King Arthur, the Dark Ages, The Renaissance, Christopher Colombus,

1959-1964: 2nd generationThe Transistor and the circuit board

Page 14: A History of Computers. 500 BC: The abacus Not a whole lot… The Roman Empire, Jesus, King Arthur, the Dark Ages, The Renaissance, Christopher Colombus,

The computer monitor

Page 15: A History of Computers. 500 BC: The abacus Not a whole lot… The Roman Empire, Jesus, King Arthur, the Dark Ages, The Renaissance, Christopher Colombus,

1962: The First Computer Game

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1964-1972: 3rd generationThe integrated circuit

Page 17: A History of Computers. 500 BC: The abacus Not a whole lot… The Roman Empire, Jesus, King Arthur, the Dark Ages, The Renaissance, Christopher Colombus,

1968: Douglas Englebart invents the mouse

Page 18: A History of Computers. 500 BC: The abacus Not a whole lot… The Roman Empire, Jesus, King Arthur, the Dark Ages, The Renaissance, Christopher Colombus,

1969: ARPANET is startedancestor to the Internet

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1972 – present: 4th generation(Very) Large Scale Integration

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1977"There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home." Ken Olson, president, chairman and founder of

Digital Equipment Corporation.

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The next 20 years

• The Personal Computer• The Internet gets popular

– E-Mail– World Wide Web– Instant Messaging (AIM, ICQ, MSN, etc)


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