The first computer

The inner workings of the Macintosh 128K were displayed in Newsweek in 1984. Image: Courtesy of The Mothership 1984: The first Apple Macintosh computer goes on sale. The Macintosh 128K hit the market two days after it was announced to the world in the now-legendary commercial aired during Super Bowl XVIII. If the spot, directed by […]

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The world's first website is still up and running today! Launched in 1989 by Tim Berners-Lee, the website contains information about the World Wide Web project and can be found at the address info.cern.ch. It's a simple website by today's standards, but it represents a major milestone in the history of the internet. #TechLanes #Technology #TechFacts

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We've come a long way since the days of blinking lights and teletypes. Ars …

ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer) the first true all-purpose electronic computer The ENIAC was invented by J. Presper Eckert and John Mauchly at the University of Pennsylvania and began construction in 1943 and was not completed until 1946 it was a monstrous 30-ton machine, as big as two semis and filled with enough vacuum tubes (19,000), switches (6,000) and blinking lights to require an army of attendants.It was built during World War II by the United States. The…

Early computers developed in the 1940's were the size of a large room

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Today's leading-edge technology is headed straight for tomorrow's junk pile, but that doesn't make it any less awesome. Sometimes, though, something truly revolutionary cuts through the clutter and fundamentally changes the game. And with that in mind, Wired is looking back over 12 decades to highlight the 12 most innovative people, places and things of their day.