Computer Hardware-related Invention
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A Computer Hardware-related Invention is an invention event of a computer system.
- Context:
- It can be attributed to a Processing Unit Hardware Invention, such a vacuum tubes, electro-relays, transistors, integrated circuits, and quantum chips.
- Example(s):
- Zuse Z3 Computer (~1941).
- Harvard Mark I Computer (~1944) - not Turing complete.
- ENIAC Computer (~1946).
- Manchester-Baby Computer (~1948)
- IBM 701 Computer (~1952).
- GE 645 Timesharing Computer (~1965), on which MULTICS OS and UNIX OS were first developed.
- Cray 1 Supercomputer (~1976).
- Apple II Personal Computer (~1977).
- IBM 5150 Personal Computer (~1981).
- Apple Macintosh Personal Computer (~1984).
- …
- Counter-Example(s):
- a Weaving Machine-related Invention, such as a Flying Loom Invention.
- a Telegraph-related Invention.
- an Airplane-related Invention.
- a Computing Software-related Invention, such as FORTRAN 77, and Quicksort.
- See: Instructions per Second.