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Review - Timeline - The Evolution of Computers

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Charles BabbageInvented Difference Engine and Analytical Engine
Hermann HollerithInvented the tabulating machine
Tabulating MachineInvented to meet the need for a better way to count the 1890 Census
ColossusInvented to crack German Code
ENIGMAGerman Code Machine
ENIACUsed to quickly compute firing tables during WWII
TransistorReplaced vacuum tubes in computers
Integrated Circuitsa small electronic device made on silcon
IntelInvented the first microprocessor
Microprocessorall features of a computer that makes it "think" are placed on this invention
Apple IIThe first personal computer sold to individuals (general public)
1977The year the first personal computer (PC) was sold.
"Thinking" PartsCPU, Memory, Input and Output Controls

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