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UNIVAC I (UNIVersal Automatic Computer I)

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First commercially produced digital computer, released in 1951.

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ARPANET

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The precursor to the internet, initial rollout in 1969.

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IBM System/360

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Family of mainframe computer systems that established a standard for IBM, released in 1964.

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IBM 5150 (IBM PC)

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The original version and progenitor of the IBM PC compatible hardware platform, released in 1981.

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Apple I

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The first product of Apple Inc., hand-built by Steve Wozniak, released in 1976.

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World Wide Web

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An information system where documents and other web resources are identified by URLs, invented in 1989.

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Apple Macintosh

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First commercially successful personal computer to feature a mouse and a graphical user interface, released in 1984.

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NeXT Computer

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Advanced computer workstation, aimed at the higher education and business markets, released in 1988.

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ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer)

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First programmable, general-purpose digital computer, released in 1946.

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Google Search Engine

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A search engine developed by Google LLC, released in 1997.

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DEC PDP-8

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The first successful commercial minicomputer, released in 1965.

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IBM 650

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One of the first mass-produced computers, released in 1953.

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Windows 95

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An operating system which introduced the Start menu and Taskbar, released by Microsoft in 1995.

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CRAY-1

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The first successful vector processor supercomputer, released in 1976.

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Commodore 64

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Best-selling single personal computer model of all time, released in 1982.

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Altair 8800

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Considered as the spark that ignited the microcomputer revolution, released in 1975.

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Intel 4004

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The first commercially available microprocessor, released in 1971.

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The Colossus

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A set of computers used by British codebreakers during World War II to help read encrypted German messages, operational by 1943.

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Intel Pentium Processor

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Microprocessor that represented a fifth-generation CPU architecture, released in 1993.

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The Analytical Engine

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A proposed mechanical general-purpose computer by Charles Babbage, the design of which was conceptualized in 1837.

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