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alan turing
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bletchley park and bombe
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whirlwind
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interactive real-time and core memory, made by Jay Forrester for the Office of Naval Research
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UNIVAC
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batch processing computer that used vacuum tubes, very expensive
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LINC
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Les Clark made it, a cheaper version of the whirlwind, combined visual presentation with the ability to manipulate images in real time
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IBM 360
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Thomas Watson, 6 models ranging in price from 10,000 to 10,000,000 a multipurpose computer
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turing test
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a test to see if computers could think, could distinguish between computer and human
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Moores Law
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the number of transistors that can be placed inexpensively on an integrated circuit has increased exponentially, doubles every 18-24 months
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google
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Larry Page and Sergey Brin, page rank, tracks user behaviors, content is king, don't be evil
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altair
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Ed Roberts, buy and build computer started the micro-computer
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Stephen Wolfram
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mathematician
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