History of Personal Computers from Apple 1 to MacBook (Paris West)
The personal computer was born not for entertainment, email or video games, but to solve a serious number-crunching crisis. By 1880, the U.S. population had grown so large that it took more than seven years to tabulate the U.S. Census results! The government was looking for a faster way to get the job done, a practical problem that eventually paved the way for punch-card based computers that took up entire rooms.
The personal computer was born not for entertainment, email or video games, but to solve a serious number-crunching crisis. By 1880, the U.S. population had grown so large that it took more than seven years to tabulate the U.S. Census results! The government was looking for a faster way to get the job done, a practical problem that eventually paved the way for punch-card based computers that took up entire rooms.
Though those early computers weren’t designed with high-end graphics in mind, they nonetheless became more and more complex over time, to a point where a smartphone today is infinitely more powerful than any of the early room-sized computers. My Kwan Academy is happy to invite you to a conference about the history of personal computers.
DAD, Do you remember ZX Sinclair ou Spectrum, Commodor 64 or other ? Just come to share with your kids - boys and girls - your childhood experiences with computers or video games consoles.