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EVOLUTION OF COMPUTERS

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EVOLUTION OF COMPUTERS

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EARLY MECHANICAL COMPUTERS

1800s - 1930s

The first computer was designed by Charles Babbage in the mid-1800s and is sometimes collectively known as Babbage Engines.

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Electro-Mechanical Computers

Electromechanical computers generally work with relays and / or vacuum tubes, which can be used as switches.

1930s

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Electronic Computers

The first electronic computer was developed during World War II and the oldest is Colossus.

1940s

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The First Commercial Computers

The first commercial computer came to light in the 1950s. The calculations at that time focused primarily on scientific, capabilities

1950s

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Transistor Computers

The development of the transistor led to the replacement of vacuum tubes and the creation of significantly smaller computers.

MID 1950s

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EVOLUTION OF COMPUTERS

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The Microchip and the Microprocessor

Electronic chips (or integrated circuits) are one of the most important advances in computer technology.

1960s

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Personal Computers

The first personal computers were made in the early 1970s. Most of them were limited-production machines, powered by small-scale integrated circuits

1970s

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The Early Notebooks and Laptops

1980s - 1990s

One particularly notable development in the 1980s was the introduction of commercial laptops.

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The Rise of Mobile Computing

Mobile computing is one of the most recent major milestones in the history of computers.

2000s

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Netbooks

Another recent progression in computing history is the development of netbook computers.

LATE 2000s

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