This is also the time where the Intel chip was invented, the first microprocessor chip to be commercially available in The fourth-generation computer saw the advent of the personal computer industry. The mids also saw personal computers like the Altair being sold to the public in kits that needed assembly.
Later on, computers that were already assembled like the Commodore Pet and Apple II were also available. Personal computers had the ability to create networks, and this was what lead to the internet in the s. Laptops and hand-held devices were also from the fourth-generation computers.
This was also the time when computers went through major changes in storage capacity and processing speed. The fifth-generation computers include what we will see in the future. This should include even faster and more advanced computer technology.
Computers in the future are not just the rectangular objects we hold in our hands. They already are and will be in almost everything we touch — our cars , our refrigerators, even our light switches.
Soon, all of our devices will be able to communicate with each other. They can change to 16 million colors and shades of white with just simple commands. But there is also a growing market for non-gamers who want to experience virtual reality in the comfort of the home. Since technology affects our lives and the world we live in, we should remember that these changes should be available for everyone, not just those who can afford them.
For example, 3D printing and prosthetics with robot technology — should be accessible and available to everyone and anyone who needs it, regardless of their income. Scientists and technologists should work towards achieving changes and advances that will benefit everyone. They should be trained to see how their designs and inventions could be used technologically but should also be made aware of how these will impact people and lives in general.
So what will the future bring? No one knows. But we can only hope that whatever gadget or other technological invention is made, it would create a better bond between people. These innovations should help create and strengthen this bond, and allow nations and people to better understand one another through these innovations. Computers have touched and influenced our lives and the whole world in more ways than one. Work, communication, and access to information are much easier thanks to computers and the internet.
There are different classifications of computers, so the answer can vary on the type. Even with the many changes the computer has gone through, from being a simple computing machine to the computers we enjoy today, one thing is for certain — the future will bring us even more technological advancements that will greatly impact our lives and the world we live in.
But have you ever wondered where computers originated or how long they have been around? The Turing Machine by Alan Turing The Turing Machine was proposed in by Alan Turing, an English mathematician, logician, and computer scientist regarded as the father of computer science. The executable instructions composing a program were embodied in the separate units of ENIAC, which were plugged together to form a route through the machine for the flow of computations.
These connections had to be redone for each different problem, together with presetting function tables and switches. This "wire-your-own" instruction technique was inconvenient, and only with some license could ENIAC be considered programmable; it was, however, efficient in handling the particular programs for which it had been designed. Most of these were limited-production runs, and worked based on small-scale integrated circuits and multi-chip CPUs.
The Commodore PET was a personal computer in the 70s. Photo by Tomislav Medak. The Altair was the first popular computer using a single-chip microprocessor. It was also sold in kit form to electronics hobbyists, meaning purchasers had to assemble their own computers. Clones of this machine quickly cropped up, and soon there was an entire market based on the design and architecture of the It also spawned a club based around hobbyist computer builders, the Homebrew Computer Club.
These three computer models eventually went on to sell millions. The Apple II was the only one with a full-color, graphics-capable display, and eventually became the best-seller among the trinity, with more than 4 million units sold. One particularly notable development in the s was the advent of the commercially available portable computer. Osborne 1 was small and portable enough to transport. The first of these was the Osborne 1 , in Portable computers continued to develop, though, and eventually became streamlined and easily portable, as the notebooks we have today are.
These early portable computers were portable only in the most technical sense of the word. Generally, they were anywhere from the size of a large electric typewriter to the size of a suitcase. Early models had monochrome displays, though there were color displays available starting in the Commodore SX Laptops grew in popularity as they became smaller and lighter. By , displays had reached VGA resolution, and by they had color screens.
From there, resolutions and colors progressed quickly. Other hardware features added during the s and early s included high-capacity hard drives and optical drives. Laptops typically come in three categories, as shown by these Macbooks. Photo by Benjamin Nagel. Many smartphones today have higher processor speeds and more memory than desktop PCs had even ten years ago. The Droid is a smartphone capable of basic computing tasks such as emailing and web browsing. Mobile computing really got its start in the s, with the pocket PCs of the era.
These were something like a cross between a calculator, a small home computer and a PDA. They largely fell out of favor by the s. A number of manufacturers had models, including Apple and Palm. Smartphones have truly revolutionized mobile computing. Most basic computing functions can now be done on a smartphone, such as email, browsing the internet, and uploading photos and videos. The next big step for computers arrived in the s, when Charles Babbage decided to build a machine to help him complete and print mathematical tables.
Babbage was a mathematician who taught at Cambridge University in England. He began planning his calculating machine, calling it the Analytical Engine. The idea for this machine was amazingly like the computer we know today. It was to read a program from punched cards, figure and store the answers to different problems, and print the answer on paper.
Babbage died before he could complete the machine. However, because of his remarkable ideas and work, Babbage is known as the Father of Computers. The next huge step for computers came when Herman Hollerith entered a contest or- ganised by the U. Census Bureau. The contest was to see who could build a machine that would count and record information the fastest.
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