While the conceptual idea behind a computer was developed in the 19th century, the first electronic computer was developed in the 1940s. Early computers used mechanical relays and vacuum tubes, which were replaced by transistors and later by integrated circuits, which led to the microprocessors we use today..
When did computers get big?
After the success of the Radio Shack TRS-80, the Commodore PET, and the Apple II in 1977, almost every manufacturer of consumer electronics rushed to introduce a home computer. Large numbers of new machines of all types began to appear during the late 1970s and early 1980s..
When were computers really big?
From 1939 to 1944 Aiken, in collaboration with IBM, developed his first fully functional computer, known as the Harvard Mark I. The machine, like Babbage's, was huge: more than 50 feet (15 metres) long, weighing five tons, and consisting of about 750,000 separate parts, it was mostly mechanical..
In 2007, Asus released the Eee PC, Intel introduced the Classmate PC, and the One Laptop Per Child project unveiled the XO notebook. Though these laptops were designed for children in developing nations, they attracted lots of interest from the gadget set.
The year 2004 began with a war of the computer worms and ended with running robots as technology stories continually hit the … news. In January, the MyDoom computer worm caused worldwide annoyance. It spread to thousands of computers in just a few hours in the guise of an administrator's alert.
VMware vSphere was officially released on May 21, 2009. Intel released the Core 2 Duo processor E7600 (3 MB cache, 3.06 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB) on May 31, 2009. AMD Other computer events in 2009.New computer products and
Are low-priced PCs the tech product story of the year?
Tiny, low-priced, low-power PCs were the tech product story of the year. However, these high-selling devices are a mixed blessing for PC makers and consumers. While hardware manufacturers are thrilled to have a hit on their hands, the computers generally have razor-thin profit margins.
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Computer Companies Founded in 2009
The company Uberwas founded in March 2009. Jack Dorsey and Jim McKelvey created Square, Inc. in May 2009. Garenawas founded in May 2009 by Forrest Li. Quorawas founded in June 2009. Kloutwas founded by Joe Fernandez and Binh Tran in September 2009. Dwollawas founded in December 2009. GlobalFoundrieswas founded in 2009. Venmowas created in 2009 by I.
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Computer Company Events in 2009
Nortel Networks Inc. ("NNI") and fourteen of its subsidiaries filed for bankruptcy on January 14, 2009. AMD broke off its manufacturing and formed GlobalFoundrieson March 4, 2009. Cisco purchased Pure Digital Technologiesin March 2009. Fujitsu Siemens Computersbecame Fujitsu Technology Solutions on April 1, 2009. Square Enix purchased Eidoson April.
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Did technology change the world in 2009?
On the go, yet still connected:
Smartphones and portable gaming devices entered the mainstream in 2009. (CNN) -- Engineers didn't make huge improvements to technology in 2009. The year's big tech names -- Twitter, Facebook, Google, Apple, Amazon -- all existed before January. Instead, this is the year technology changed us.
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Discontinued Products and Services in 2009
In April 2009, Microsoft announced that it was discontinuing Microsoft Agent. Novell's NetWareoperating system was discontinued in May 2009. Computer Hope discontinued the Zero chatbot in 2009 to be replaced by Hopebot. Irclewas discontinued in 2009.
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Major Computer Events in 2009
A person under the fake name of Satoshi Nakamoto introduced the Internet currency bitcoinon January 3, 2009.
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New Computer Products and Services Introduced in 2009
AMD released the first Phenom II X4 (quad-core) processors (6 M cache, 2.5 to 3.7 GHz, 1066 MHz or 1333 MHz FSB) on January 8, 2009. Intelreleased the Core 2 Duo processor E7500 (3 M cache, 2.93 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB) on January 18, 2009. AMD released the Socket AM3architecture in February 2009. Google released Google Latitude for iOS and Androidon Feb.
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Other Computer Events in 2009
In January 2009, the UK-based site monster.co.uk announced that 4.5 million people's demographic information was obtained by hackers. Maksym Yastremskiwas sentenced to 30 years in a Turkish prison on January 8, 2009, for his involvement in computer hacking and selling stolen credit and debit cards. The Moonshot Factory began developing the Waymopro.
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What were the top selling PC games in 2009?
A 2009 NPD report details the top-selling retail (ie, boxed copies) PC games of the year with The Sims 3 as the big winner. World of Warcraft was the MMO to be, Call of Duty was riding the initial Modern Warfare wave, and Dragon Age:
Origins marked the beginning of a new success for BioWare.
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What were the top tech trends in 2009?
PM tech editor and Digital Clinic expert Seth Porges picks the top seven tech trends from 2009. Tiny, low-priced, low-power PCs were the tech product story of the year. However, these high-selling devices are a mixed blessing for PC makers and consumers.
What did computers look like in 2009
2009 American film by Marcus Nispel
Friday the 13th is a 2009 American slasher film directed by Marcus Nispel, written by Damian Shannon and Mark Swift from a story by Shannon, Swift, and Mark Wheaton. It is a reboot and twelfth installment in the Friday the 13th franchise, which began in 1980. Nispel also directed the 2003 remake of Tobe Hooper's The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), while Shannon and Swift wrote the screenplay for the crossover film Freddy vs. Jason. The film was produced by New Line Cinema, Paramount Pictures, Platinum Dunes and Crystal Lake Entertainment and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures domestically and Paramount Pictures internationally. It stars Jared Padalecki, Danielle Panabaker, Aaron Yoo, Amanda Righetti, Travis Van Winkle, and Derek Mears. The film follows Clay Miller (Padalecki) as he searches for his missing sister, Whitney (Righetti), who is captured by Jason Voorhees (Mears) while camping in woodland at Crystal Lake.
