HISTORY OF COMPUTER

The history of computer and calculator goes

back to very long way.
Since the earliest times people used their
fingers to show “How Many”.
Counting with the help of some small rocks
and pebbles.

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 1. ABACUS/SAROBAN

Developed about 1500 years ago.

Manual Device.
Built of Woods and beads.
Developed by Chinese.
Held and carries around easily.
Used for + and -

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 2. NAPIER’S BONE

1617, Mathematician, John Napier developed it.

Made up of Hollow bones in the form of rods.
Manual Device.
Used for Multiplication and Division.

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 3. PASCALINE
1642, French Mathematician Blaise Pascal
developed it.
Mechanical Device.
Time consuming & so disturbance creator.
Used for + and -.

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 5. LEIBNITZ MECHINE
1671, German Mathematician Leibnitz
developed it.
Mechanical Device.
Time consuming & so disturbance creator.
Used for addition, subtraction, multiplication
and division.

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 6. PUNCHED CARDS
1801, French Mathematician Joseph Jacquard
developed it.
Mechanical Device.
Time consuming & so disturbance creator.
Work with the help of some weaving cloths.

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 7. Babbage
1822, Charles Babbage developed 1st truly
computer.
Founder of computer.
Receive instructions, process and store and
printing facility.
Lady Da Augusta supported the Babbage in the
languages of the computer and binary system.

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 8. TABULATING MECHINE
 1890, Army Engineer Herman Hollerith
developed a Herman Hollerith Tabulating
Machine.
 Built for the purpose to help US Govt. in
1890 census.
 Derived and function on the idea of the
Punched Cards.
 Herman Hollerith later become the
founder of IBM. .
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 9. MARK-1
1944, Howard Aiken developed Mark-1
Computer.
Modern Computers started in 1944.
1st Electro-Mechanical computer.
50-60 feet long and 8 feet high.

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 10. ENIAC
1946, Mauchlay devloped the ENIAC.
Electronically Numerical Integrated Automatic
Computer.
Purpose is to calculate missile trajectory.
18000 Vacuum Tubes and 70000 Transistors.
Consumed large amount of electricity.

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 11. EDVAC
1945, John Von Neumann developed it.
Electronic Discrete Variable Automatic
Computer.
Computer can easily go back to previous
instructions.
Store Programs.

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 12. UNIVAC
1951, Eckert and Mauchaly developed it.
1st Commercially sold computer.
Room sized computer.
Different Models were built that is 1107,
1108, 1110, 1100.

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