Computers: Past-Present-Future

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[1200 Century] Abacus is invented.	[1642] Blasie Pascal designed the first gear-driven counting Machine.
[1880] Herman Hollerith developes a counting machine for the Census.	[1834] Charles Babbage proposed the contruction of an "Analytical Engine".

[1944] IBM builds the Mark I.
[1950] Transistors begin to replace the Vacuum tubes	[1946] The Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer(ENIAC) was developed by John William Mauchly and John Presper Eckert. The use of Vacuum tubes begins.

  "Never trust a computer
you can't throw out a
window."
   -Steve Wozniak

"I do not fear computers.
I fear lack of them."
   -Isaac Asimov

If you can't beat your
computer at chess, try
kickboxing."
   -Anon.