Computers past and present

Tashkent branch of information technologies named after Muhammad Al-Khorazmi, faculty of computer engineering, software engineering, 1st stage student, Guramboyev Babur's independent work in English

Computers past and present

Topic * sFamous Predictions about Computers * Prehistory * Early History of Computers * The First Generation of Computers * The Second Generation of Computers * The Third Generation of Computers * The Fourth Generation of Computers * The Future of Computing * References

Famous Quotes about Computers * I think there is a world market for maybe five computers. Thomas Watson, chairman of IBM, 1943 * Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons. Popular Mechanics, 1949 * There is no reason anyone in the right state of mind will want a computer in their home. Ken Olson, President of Digital Equipment Corp, 1977.

Famous Quotes about Computers So we went to Atari and said, 'Hey, we've got this amazing thing, even built with some of your parts, and what do you think about funding us? Or we'll give it to you. We just want to do it. Pay our salary, we'll come work for you' And they said, 'No.' So then we went to Hewlett-Packard, and they said, 'Hey we don't need you. You haven't got through college yet.' - Apple Computer Inc. founder Steve Jobs on attempts to get Atari and HP interested in his and Steve Wozniak's personal computer.

Charles Babbages Analytical EngineThe Analytical Engine A mechanical computer that can solve any mathematical problem. Includes these features crucial to future computers An input device (punch cards) A storage facility to hold numbers for processing A processor or number calculator A control unit to direct tasks to be performed An output device.

Early History of Computers Herman Hollerith Mark 1 The Atanasoff-Berry Computer (ABC) The ENIAC

Herman Hollerith and the 1890 US Census Herman Hollerith The 1880 US Census took almost seven years to count. Using punch cards, developed an electromechanical machine that counted the 1890 Census in six weeks. Brought his punch card reader to the business world in 1896 when he founded Tabulating Machine Company, which later merged with International Business Machines (IBM). Punch cards remained in use for data processing until the 1960s.

Mark 1 An electromechanical computer developed in 1944 by Howard Aiken Developed to calculate ballistics charts for the US Navy Was about half as long as a football field and contained 500 miles of wire Used electromagnetic signals to move mechanical parts Was obsolete by the time it was complete

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