Let's Take a Look Back in Time to See How the Computer has Evolved by John Gibb
... Combined with the invention of semiconductor integration circuits, by the ‘70s, it was possible to make personal computers small enough for people to have in their homes. This is generally regarded as being the beginning of the ‘computer age’, as the popularity of home computers quickly drove prices down and made them very affordable. Computer companies sprung up left, right and centre, hoping to carve themselves a piece of this exploding market.

The Rather Recent Past of Computers by Driz Memok
... Perhaps this was one of the most significant developments of all in the move to the personal computer. The ENIAC, a post war computer, was 50 feet tall and weighed over 30 tons. It also drew enough power to light a small town. Around 1975, It had become possible to create computers that would sit on top of a desk rather than fill two rooms. The Altair 8800 was one of the first to use micro processing. It was followed by the Apple II. The Apple II had only a tiny bit of memory compared with ...

Handheld Computers Guide - What to Know When Purchasing Your New PDA by Donny Duncan
... The handheld computer revolution is dominating the mobile work force, and it's only a matter of time before they're as common as personal computers, and laptops. There are even schools that are now using them in the classroom, allowing them to do school work on. Handheld Computers are the future of mobile computingWhen Handheld Computers were first introduced, it was the mobile work force that took them as gold. An address book, calendar, notebook, word processor, and much more, all rolled ...

The Removal Of Sin: Post-Infection Cleaning by James Monahan
... Computers have become a central part of our daily lives since the first personal computer rolled of the assembly line. It has been doing most of our encoding and word processing chores since then on. Schools, libraries and classrooms have deployed computers to be an aid in teaching children the basics of learning. And it has become one of the most powerful and irreplaceable piece of equipment for home, education, industry, government, commercial, media and even military use and it still ...

PDA Pocket PCs by Kristy Annely
... PDA stands for Personal Digital Assistant, a handheld device (small and light enough to be operated while it is held in the hands) that is typically used as a personal organizer. It has evolved into a more complicated computer-like gadget capable of performing a multiplicity of functions, such as serving as wireless communicators for sending and receiving data, faxes, and electronic-mail messages. The PDA concept was first introduced by Apple's MessagePad in 1993, and was later ...

Basic Technology History by Tyler D Falls
... Finally computer research brought us smaller, more useful computers, and eventually the kinds of computers that we have today. First Laptops Invented:Although it is a little hard to determine what the first portable or laptop computer was, and when it was invented, we can however say that there is more than one claim to laptop fame. There was even signs of laptops dating back as early as 1979. Designed by a Briton, William Moggridge, for use by NASA in early 1980's.

History of the Computer - Computers and Technology by Michael Cooper
... The computers of the 1990's roughly fell into three groups consisting of mainframes, networking units, and personal computers. Mainframe computers were extremely large sized modules and had the capabilities of processing and storing massive amounts of data in the form of numbers and words. Mainframes were the first types of computers developed in the 1940's. Users of these types of computers ranged from banking firms, large corporations and government agencies.

Stationery Stores by Eddie Tobey
... With the advent of computers, the stationery shops also stock computer related accessories like printer cartridges, floppy disks, CDs, computer paper and more. Frequently these stores also provide incidental printing, scanning and engraving services for customized stationery needs. Stationery items come in various qualities. It is best to go in for a tried brand or a reputed name to get the best results for your task. It is very common for a local market to have a Stationery Store since we ...