History of Early Electronic Computers

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When did the British develop the electronic digital computer Colossus?

1943

Which computer was used to calculate artillery aiming tables more efficiently?

ENIAC

Who were the individuals that revolutionized the computer industry?

Bill Gates & Paul Allen

Which year did IBM become the largest seller of computers?

1960

In what year did the U.S. Air Force propose building an 'information superhighway'?

1962

What was the first successful commercial computer?

UNIVAC

Which event marked the beginning of IBM's dominance in the computer market?

1960 commercial computer explosion

When did the ARPAnet go online?

'First email program developed using @' in 1972

'Hypertext Markup Language,' (HTML) was established in which year?

'Internet became open to civilian/commercial use' in 1991

'ARPAnet' connected computers from which universities?

'UCLA, Stanford, UCSB, and Utah'

Learn about the development of the first electronic digital computers like Colossus, ENIAC, and UNIVAC during WWII and post-war periods. Discover how these machines revolutionized computation and played crucial roles in various applications.

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