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Computer History How did we get here?

The First "Computers" People Navigation tables, planetary positions, artillery tables http://www.computerhistory.org/revolution/calculators/1/65/2209 First 3:00 3 minutes

Calculation Aides Tools to calculate with: Abacus Napier’s bones Slide rule

Calculating Machines Pascaline 1642 mechanical calculator Gear driven

Binary Gottfried Leibniz Four function calculator Advocated calculating with binary numbers

Weaving Joseph Jacquard 1801 : power loom Punch card driven patterns

Difference Engine Charles Babbage Ada Byron 1822 Difference engine : Steam powered calculator Set the stage for IT overruns Analytical Engine Punch card programmable Memory & Processing separate Ada Byron First programmer http://www.computerhistory.org/revolution/calculators/1/51/2205 (0-2:19) 5 minutes

Changing Society Herman Hollerith : Hollerith Desk Built for 1890 Census Read/Write storage Census complete in 3 years Founded company now known as IBM

Mark I 1944 First digital programmable computer WWII Firing tables Mechanical WWII Firing tables

First Bug Grace Hopper Programmer for Mark I Designed first compiler

Electric Calculator Bombe & Colossus Built by Great Britain Code breaking calculator http://www.computerhistory.org/revolution/birth-of-the-computer/4/82/2218 (0-2:20)

Electrical Computer ENIAC: Electronic Numerical Integrator and Calculator 20x40 foot room Programmed with patch cords and dials

Stored Programs What differentiates a calculator from a computer?

Modern Era Starts 1st generation modern computers Manchester Baby General purpose Electronically stored program Vacuum tube switches Manchester Baby First working stored program computer EDVAC

Von Neumann The Non Nuemann architecture:

Transistors Electronic switches Invented 1947 http://www.computerhistory.org/revolution/digital-logic/12/272/2217 (0-6:16) Skip 2:00 to 3:10

Modern Era Second Gen : 1950’s & 60’s Transistor based Mainframe era

Modern Era Third Gen : 1960’s-1970 Integrated circuits Monitors / Keyboards / Operating Systems

Apple Fourth Gen 1971+ PC as hobby – late 1970s Microprocessor Altair & Apple I

PC Era 1981 - IBM PC Highly successful personal computer MS-DOS

Ubiquitous Computing Computers everywhere Highly Integrated Circuits Phones, cars, DVRs, toys, etc… Highly Integrated Circuits Multiple parts of a computer on one chip

So Who Invented It? http://www.computerhistory.org/revolution/birth-of-the-computer/4/91/2214