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The man who made 'the world's first personal computer'

  • May 14, 2016
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by William Harris
 


What do you think? Would that 1960s computer setup fit in your cube?
 
 
We could argue that the first computer was the abacus or its descendant, the slide rule, invented by William Oughtred in 1622. But the first computer resembling today's modern machines was the Analytical Engine, a device conceived and designed by British mathematician Charles Babbage between 1833 and 1871.
 
We could argue that the first computer was the abacus or its descendant, the slide rule, invented by William Oughtred in 1622. But the first computer resembling today's modern machines was the Analytical Engine, a device conceived and designed by British mathematician Charles Babbage between 1833 and 1871.
 
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Ssherjj
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  • May 14, 2016
Very interesting article Anthony! 😉

Jasper_The_Rasper
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Thank you Anthony I love these stories about the "pioneers".