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Expressions
of Computing
style="font-style: normal;">From
16th century algorithms to 18th century punch cards, Boolean Algebra
and Chinese Abacus, the quest for mechanised computing has seen it
all. Here, we take a detailed look at the predecessors of modern-day
computing
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face="arial, Verdana">The
Era
of Mechanical Computing: When Computers were Bigger than a
Room
style="font-style: normal;">The
first programmable computing device was Charles Babbage's difference
and analytical engine, though they were never finished they greatly
inspired later computers
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face="arial, Verdana">Post
World
War: The Era of Transistor Computers
style="font-style: normal;">Transistors
replaced
vacuum tubes and ushered in the second generation of
computers. The transistor was invented in 1947 but did not see
widespread use in computers until the late 1950s.
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face="arial, Verdana">Integrated
Chips:
Miniaturization of Computer Begins
style="font-style: normal;">Integarted
chips
made computers accessible to a mass audience because of their
small size and price
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face="arial, Verdana">The
Dawn
of the Internet Age: Computer Becomes Indispensable
style="font-style: normal;">How
it all started? How Sputnik led to early Internet and how WWW was
created? Here is an account.
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face="arial, Verdana">Modern
Computers
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style="font-style: normal;">Integrated
circuits
ushered in a new age of computing, in which huge mainframes
gave way to mini computers and later microcomputers. It all began
with PDP 8, launched by Digital Equipment Corporation in 1964.