1) History Of Computers : Part-1
2) History Of Computers-part-2
John Von Neumann, originator of the stored program concept, developed the IAS (Institute for Advanced Study) computer at Princeton University. This machine was the realization of John Von Neumann ideas on computer design. Most computers built after the IAS computer have "Von Neumann ideas on computer design. Most computers built after the IAS computer have "Von Neumann " characteristics.
A group of scientists at MIT in USA headed by Ken Olsen developed the Whirlwind computer, which was more than twenty times faster than the ENIAC. Both the IAS and Whirlwind computers introduced computational innovations of astronomical proportions. Computers were not available commercially until early 1951. In 1951, the Sperry Rand Corporation of USA built the UNIVAC. The UNIVAC I built for the Bureau of Census of the United States was the first commercially available computer. The first computer installation to handle business applications was set up in 1954 at Louisville, Kentucky, USA. The UNIVAC I is now on display in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C in USA.
Day by day computers were becoming smaller, faster, and more powerful. In 1956, MIT in the USA introduced its compact TX-0 transistorized computer system. A few years later, in 1960, the first integrated circuit was produced by Jack Kilby of Texas Instruments in USA and the DEC PDP-1 minicomputer was developed. In the Mid 1960s, minicomputer began appearing as a forerunner of mainframes and supercomputers. The intention of microprocessor in 1971 began a new ara and microcomputers based on microprocessors began to appear from the Mid-1970s. Microcomputers provide the driving force of the present information age.
2) History Of Computers-part-2
John Von Neumann, originator of the stored program concept, developed the IAS (Institute for Advanced Study) computer at Princeton University. This machine was the realization of John Von Neumann ideas on computer design. Most computers built after the IAS computer have "Von Neumann ideas on computer design. Most computers built after the IAS computer have "Von Neumann " characteristics.
A group of scientists at MIT in USA headed by Ken Olsen developed the Whirlwind computer, which was more than twenty times faster than the ENIAC. Both the IAS and Whirlwind computers introduced computational innovations of astronomical proportions. Computers were not available commercially until early 1951. In 1951, the Sperry Rand Corporation of USA built the UNIVAC. The UNIVAC I built for the Bureau of Census of the United States was the first commercially available computer. The first computer installation to handle business applications was set up in 1954 at Louisville, Kentucky, USA. The UNIVAC I is now on display in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C in USA.
Day by day computers were becoming smaller, faster, and more powerful. In 1956, MIT in the USA introduced its compact TX-0 transistorized computer system. A few years later, in 1960, the first integrated circuit was produced by Jack Kilby of Texas Instruments in USA and the DEC PDP-1 minicomputer was developed. In the Mid 1960s, minicomputer began appearing as a forerunner of mainframes and supercomputers. The intention of microprocessor in 1971 began a new ara and microcomputers based on microprocessors began to appear from the Mid-1970s. Microcomputers provide the driving force of the present information age.
