The History Of Computers

The History of Computers

So what’s the real jargon-rich definition for a computer? A computer is a programmable machine designed to automatically carry out a sequence of arithmetic or logical operations. A general purpose computer has four main components: the arithmetic logic unit (ALU), the control unit, the memory, and the input and output devices (collectively termed I/O). - Wikipedia

But who doesn’t know that right?

Top 10 interesting facts about computers:

The first use of the word “computer” was recorded in 1613.

George Stibitz is internationally recognized as a father of the modern digital computer.

Computers using vacuum tubes as their electronic elements were in use throughout the 1950s.

A computer does not need to be electronic, nor even have processors, nor RAM, nor even a hard disk.

The first personal computer was the Berkeley Enterprises “Simon” which sold for $300 in 1950.

Windows was originally named Interface Manager.

IP means both Internet Protocol and Intellectual Property. Thus when you say a company is involved with IP, nobody will know what you are talking about.

The precision quartz clock in a computer cannot keep accurate time.

By the time humans are born they have all the brain cells they will ever need – oh wait, that ain’t about computers.

Apple & Sun came very close to a merger in 1996.