1. History of Computers Mackenzie R. Adams by

2. When it was developed IIn 1936, the first programmable computer was made by Konrad Zuse. IIt was called the Z1 Computer.

3. Who makes them SSome of the major pc hardware/software producers are: MMicrosoft, Dell, IBM, Intel, and Apple.

4. Advancements  Back when they were first invented, computers took up a whole room.  But now 70 years later there are computers half the size of shoeboxes.  Take the MacMini for example, its measurements are: 2 inches in height, 6.5 inches in width, 6.5 inches In depth, and only weighs 2.9 pounds!!!

5. Types  There are many different types of computers, mostly seen are desktop and laptop computers.  And Apple just keeps pushing the limits making their computers smaller and smarter.  One of their limit pushing pc ’ s is the MacBook Air, it ’ s only 1.94 cm thick.

6. Uses  Computers nowadays have a lot of different uses, like at the office or at home, actually computers are manufactured to fit a few purposes at a time so it works better in one than the other.

7. In the future …  … technology will be so advanced that people will be able to carry a fully functional, high speed computer right in their pocket. Or maybe there will be a micro chip implanted in our skull. The computer will probably have a touch screen; it will be a handheld mini computer.

8. Conclusion  Computers just keep getting smaller and smarter, but as they get smaller they will also become more expensive. And as history shows the size has decreased a very great amount in just 70 years, and they are able to do a lot more stuff than they used to do.

9. Bibliography  http://inventors.about.com/library/blcoindex.ht m http://inventors.about.com/library/blcoindex.ht m  http://images.google.com/imghp?hl=en&tab=w i http://images.google.com/imghp?hl=en&tab=w i  http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_ mac/family/mac_mini http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_ mac/family/mac_mini