Computers
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Nicholas Sylvester
Mr. Katin
CPI English
April 23, 2000
Hobbies: Computers
Computers have not been around for a long time; Ed Roberts invented the first Personal Computer in April of 1974. The first computer that Roberts invented was the Altair 8800. It did not come with a monitor, keyboard, or a mouse and it was only programmable by the front panel switches. This was the first step as to what we know now; it brought the idea to other companies to develop smaller and faster computers. Today Microsoft, the biggest computers software company in the world, was started by Bill Gates. It was one of the first to write Basic compiler along with Paul Allen. The Basic compiler was introduced to computers in July of 1975 and helped start the software and hardware boom . The first computer built was a system that...
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