Sunday 22 February 2015

The Wonderful World Of Early Computing

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The history of computing spans thousands of years - from the primitive notched bones found in Africa, to the invention of the abacus in 2400 BC, to Charles Babbage's Difference Engine in 1883, to the rise of the popularity of Personal Computers in the 1970s.

For the most part, this timeline is marked by devices that bear little or no resemblance to present-day machines both in form and capabilities. Let's go back - way back - and take a look at the wonderful world of early computing.

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