If you go back in google and look at the first computers ever made you will see a big difference between our computers and the old ones, so in this book we will see the history of computers.

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What is in this book:

-First mechanical computer

-the first electronic computer

-The IBM System/360 is a family

-The intel 4004

-First computer with color

-Computer Prices

-Computers now vs then

-Smartphones

First mechanical computer:

In 1837, Charles Babbage proposed the first general mechanical computer. It was invented in order to automate mathematical calculations that were previously completed by people. He called it the Analytical Engine.

The ENIAC:

The ENIAC was invented by J. Presper Eckert and John Mauchly and began construction in 1943 and was not completed until 1946. it was the first electronic computer used for general purposes, such as solving numerical problems.

IBM System/360 :

The IBM System/360 is a family of mainframe computer systems that was announced by IBM on 1964, It was the first family of computers designed to cover the complete range of applications, from small to large.

The intel 4004:

The Intel 4004 chip, made in 1971, took the integrated circuit one step further by locating all the components of a computer on a tiny chip.

First computer with color:

The TRS-80 Color Computer was the first colored computer, it was discontinued in 1991

Computer Prices (1975-2000):

Prices ranged from ₪5,000-₪65,500

Computers now:

The average computer might go for around ₪1,300

Computers now vs then:

newer computers are going to be smaller, less expensive more powerful have more features.

many people don’t know this, but smartphones are actually considered computers

The first Touchscreen phone is called IBM Simon