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1 History of Computers By: Izzy Durcan, Cara DePalo,Stefan Dalafave, Elizabeth Wicks, Jonathan Feibusch,

2 The Computer's Ancestors The Burroughs adding machine was a contraption which printed out columns of numbers and dates In the very beginning of computer technology, there were two computer concepts and a computer built, the Analytical and Difference engine In June, 1948, the first modern computer (named Baby) came up with the right answer on the display.

3 Early Computers ENIAC- first public, electric, and digital Designed in Philadelphia J. Presper Eckert and John Mauchly were the designers Only one ever made

4 Apple 1- The first highly successful PC The MITS Altair 8800 was a microcomputer design from 1975 The ADM-3A was one of the first computer terminals manufactured by Lear Siegler The Xerox Alto was one of the first computers designed for individual use The First Hobby/Home Computer

5 1976 Steve Jobs and Steve Wasniak 1st computer, in a garage? Jobs, a Volkswagen minibus, Wozniak, a programmable HP calculator Raised $1300 Computer=$666 Apple 2, 1977 Two Guys In A Garage

6 Computers Today Used For: o Internet o Research/ gathering information o Microsoft documents o Online games o Video chat rooms Commonly used programs: o Facebook, gmail, twitter o Grooveshark o Skype o Google o Hulu o Itunes

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