... other ideas, such as video-conferencing and email, became popular with the rise of modern computers (Computer Mouse n.p.). ""Who invented the computer?" is not a question with a simple answer. The real answer is that many inventors contributed to the history of computers and that a computer is a complex piece of machinery made up of many parts, each of which can be considered a separate invention" (About Network n.p.). These inventors have contributed ... their time and effort into the creation of the magnificent machine we call the computer. These people deserve just as much recognitio...

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... the largest software company in the world. How did this Harvard dropout become the youngest self-made billionaire in history? The Young Bill Gates It is impossible to write about the history of Microsoft without mentioning the name of Bill Gates, the founder and leader of Microsoft Corporation. Bill Gates was born William Henry Gates III on October 28, 1955. Raised in Seattle, Washington, in ... banned from the computer. Soon, however, Bill and his friends were actually hired by the computer company to find bugs and explore weaknesses in the system, which kept causing the computers to c...

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... characters were stored within an integer variable or as a number (Ritchie 2). The next computer language developed was BCPL, or Basic Combined Programming Language. BCPL was not a descendent of FORTRAN but was part of the history of C++. BCPL was a language designed in the mid-sixties by Martin Richards. Martin developed it for use on the Xerox PARC computer at MIT. Later it was used by ... types called cells. Problems also occurred when computers started to move from 8-bit programming to 16-bit. B was not designed to handle the extra parameters (Ritchie 8). Another major problem was tha...

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... system, a built-in disk controller and four peripheral slots priced at $3,495, the Apple III is the most advanced system in the company's history. Product In 1981 Accessory Products Division formed to handle production of printers, modems and other peripherals. The Apple Language Card is introduced. It allows Apple II users to run programs in either Pascal, FORTRAN or ... achieving a new performance level in the industry. The company also demonstrates PowerPC-compatibility with existing Macintosh applications software. In the beginning of 1994 Apple unveils Power Macintosh 6100/60, 7100...

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... exploit that will forever be know as the Morris Worm. It used a combination of finger and sendmail commands to break into computers, coping itself and then send copy after copy on to other computers. The year 2000 was an eventful one or he history of hacking. By the second week in February some of the most popular Internet sites (CNN, Yahoo, E-bay) were subjected to one ... of the more recent tricks in hacking, denial of service attacks. Their networks were clogged with ... false requests sent by multiple computers under control of a single hacker; these commercial sites lost an untold...

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... require an operating system for activation. Once a virus has been activated, it searches the computer system for other programs to infect. Viruses can only infect executable programs not plain data. History of Computer Viruses In 1948 John Von Neumann showed mathematically that it was possible to build a computer program.3 At that time however, most experts did not take him seriously. A few ... quite popular over the next two decades. Theses games were usually played under controlled conditions. When networks were established, the capabilities of the game that was created became quite cl...

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... The user must also decide which operating system is compatible with their computer. This is important because an operating system like Windows will not work on a Macintosh computer. History: In order to make computers more user-friendly, system developers began incorporating operating systems. Operating systems developed in order to eliminate the hard use line command system. This system, such as DOS, made ... to not only work better, but it also claims to speed up a computers desktop, while it also fixes minor glitches. The Apple computer industry began as an effort of Steve Jobs and Jef...

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In the personal computer history there were two giants in the business. Apple Computers and Microsoft. Steve Jobs was the leader of Apple computers and Bill Gates was the leader of Microsoft. Apple Computers was almost an instant success while Microsoft took a while to come up from the shadows. Steve Jobs started Apple Computers from his garage. He wanted to create a computer that was meant to be used ... that a computer for "normal people" made no sense. He eventually was able to get an investor and created some of the first personal computers. His computers were eventually seen by the publi...

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... components and history regarding the computer. A computer is a devise that processes, organize, and calculate, displays information. It can communicate with other computers all over the world. The most powerful computer can perform 10s of billion of calculations per second. People use computers for business, track inventories, and use bar codes, personal home use and other things. Computers can produce information ... , numbers, images, sounds and movies. Embedded computers control devices such as remote controls. Lets ... When Holleroth and Powers made the creation, commercial interest ...

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... as they got smaller. They even became more versatile, which was appealing for computer customers in search of portable storage devices. The floppy disk forever changed the way computers were used and the way people saw computers. They made everyday computer tasks much easier for us. The floppy disk was revolutionary. IBM introduced the ... an organized matter. It is scattered all over on its little disk so when a floppy disk ages there is a small chance you may lose some of your data. Also, it is very important that you keep your floppies away from food, drinks, excess heat, as well as ...

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... faced with many tough decisions. There are many different types of personal computers but they are all basically the same. On the other hand the there is the MAC where you do not have as many options but it very different from the personal computer. It is important that you know the history of the personal computer or PC, so that it may help ... you make the decision on what computer to purchase. Contrary to what you might think the history of the PC does not begin with Microsoft, IBM, or any of the other name brands that you might be used to. The first PCs to be sold on the market was ...

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... about Altair, the first computer. They produced software to use on Altair. "The coolest code I ever wrote" worked on the Altair, and history was made. In 1975, him and Paul Allen make Microsoft. Paul had to drop out of college in his Sr. Year to work on his business. He didn't appreciate that all the software he made was just being given ... every time they used it, and also Microsoft could sell it to other computers. By 1983 the need for software grew because PC's were growing. Paul Allen was diagnosed with Hodgekins disease, a form of cancer, and never participated in Microsoft again....

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... . In addition, how this technology may create new problems for users, and the prospects for growth in the future. PDA's are one of the fastest selling consumer devices in history. More than 9 million of these hand-held computers have been sold. Manufacturers of the PDA industry include: 3com, Casio, Compaq, Handspring, HP, Microsoft, Palm, Philips, and Sony. Palm is the leader in this industry ... with Sony, HP, and Microsoft not far behind. Palm's revenue for the quarter ending Feb 2003 was $209 million (www.hoovers.com). Sony, a competitor of Palm had revenues of ... Fujitsu, and NEC ...

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... who thought it through and bought it deliberately, often removing Windows in the process, and those machines count as Windows sales. The story of OS2 is largely ancient history, but a trip to IBM's web site shows that OS2 is still alive and well. On this page is an advertisement unapologetically cut ... and pasted from the IBM web site: Discover the many advantages the OS/2 Warp family of products bring to your computing world. The IBM family of OS/2 Warp, ... the same time. OS/2, Windows 9X, Windows NT/2000/XP, all use pre-emptive multitasking. Some but not all varieties of OS/2, can a...

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... and cordless telephones. If history repeats itself, the same thing will happen with the computer. As computer prices continue to drop, more people are buying computers. There are still a lot of consumers that do not know the difference between software and hardware. The rest of this essay will cover the ... basics on how to choose a computer for the home. Since ninety-eight percent of the computers sold in the retail stores ... (email utility), games (like the Matrix), etc... Software can be installed from a CD or downloaded from the Internet. Most computers will come with some kind of...

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... price which has caught the consumer's eye and seems to be the best deal on the market. Lindows History Lindows was started by Michael Robertson, the founder and former Chief Executive Officer of MP3.com. He now is the current Chief Executive Officer and founder of Lindows. Kevin Carmony has served as the Lindows president and Chief Operations Officer since the inceptions ... the fact that since before Microsoft Windows was released the public used the term windows to name a type of software that allowed overlapping screens. The last ruling was to allow a jury to rule on the issue of gene...

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... ones were complete. Another acquisition the DOJ had against Microsoft was selling their operating systems to original equipment manufacturers at a discount of 60%. Microsoft would only offer this discount if the OEM agreed to pay them a royalty on all computers they sold, including ones that were not Microsoft's. Another term that became popular in the acquisitions against Microsoft was that the ... company was accused of tying. Tying is a practice were Microsoft used their influence in one specific area to gain control in another ... , Daniel. "The Microsoft Antitrust Case." London Eco...

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... order to understand what is going on in the trial, you need to know the history of Microsoft. Without knowing the history of Microsoft, there would be no way of forming an accurate opinion of whether Microsoft should be broken up or not. Microsoft first came into existence in 1975 ... computer manufacturers. That is why there are many clones of the IBM PC today. That move made MS-DOS the standard operating system for personal computers and skyrocketed Microsoft's growth. In 1984, Microsoft became on of the first established software companies to develop software for the ... Apple Macin...

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... were no serious threats to Microsoft; however, to insure success of these products, Microsoft employed an additional tactic. OEM versions of these applications and operating systems were distributed to all the major computer manufacturers and sold as value added products with computers. This proved to be the single most strategic victory in the history of computing technology. Did the risk pay off for Microsoft? Oh ... Yeah! Conclusion In conclusion, I would like to state that I feel it is a vital part of any company in today's business world to take a moderate to aggressive stance ... ...

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... History of Linux Linux is a UNIX-like operating system. However, Linux cant really be called UNIX because it hasnt been registered to AT&T, the owner of the name of UNIX. The name Linux is after the name of its author, Linus Torvalds. He was a student of University of Helsinki in Finland. Linus modified one of the UNIX's versions, Minix. In September 1991, he finished his first version of ... *directory name*). To change directory or go to a subdirectory, users can just type cd as in DOS prompt. Each particular directory consists of particular files. This has been set up like that to make...

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... . The Model 397 and RS/6000 SP were the last and fastest models to implement the Power2 architecture through the P2SC chips. The Power3 processor brought together the fundamental design of the Power2 microarchitecture, as currently implemented on the P2SC processor, with the PowerPC Architecture. It combined the excellent floating-point performance delivered by P2SC's two floating-point execution units, ... News Network, http://www.macnn.com/news.php?id=16295 (current September 6, 2002). This is a short memo written by an anonymous writer detailing the Power4 processor's use in Apple de...

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