Computers and Technology
History of the Computer - Computers and Technology
The volume and use of computers in the world are so great, they have become difficult to ignore anymore. Computers appear to us in so many ways that many times, we fail to see them as they actually are. Read more →History of the Computer - Core Memory Part 2 of 3
Getting back to our core memory, so far we have seven cores to represent one character. The character could be a number or letter or a special character such as a '? Read more →History of the Computer - Core Memory Part 1 of 3
We have made reference to computer memory several times in this series, history of the computer, now it is time to look at how it has developed, and is still developing. Read more →History of the Computer - Core Memory; Part 3 of 3
OK, now how does it work? We have said how we can store a 1 or 0 in a core by flipping it from one state to the other. The core can be magnetised in one direction or the other, clockwise ,or counter-clockwise, 1 or 0. Read more →History of the Computer - Data Handling Peripherals; Part 1 of 3
We have discussed, in the History of the Computer series, the operation and development of the computer and changes in the technology. The other components of a computer system, the peripherals, or external devices have also changed over the years. Read more →History of the Computer - Data Handling Peripherals; Part 2 of 3
SYSTEM AND WORKSTATION PRINTERSThe line printer used on mainframes was variously a drum printer, where all the characters are etched on a spinning drum, a band printer with an oscillating or circulating print band, or a shuttle printer, all of these using print hammers to transfer ink from a ribbon to continuous sprocket feed paper. Read more →History of the Computer - Data Handling Peripherals; Part 3 of 3
TELETYPE MACHINESDeveloped for telegraph 'hard copy' communication over the telephone network, a teletype machine was suited to adoption by the rapidly expanding computer market, with its demand for hardware and technology to run it. Read more →History of the Computer - Electrostatic Damage
THE PROBLEMYou landed after a rough flight, got the last rental car, battled the snowstorm, and finally arrived at the Holly Inn. It's nice and warm in there, you can relax, ready for the conference tomorrow. Read more →History of the Computer - How Computers Multiply
In previous articles, 'History of the Computer - How Computers Add' and '- Flip-flops - a basic counter' we looked at adders, and counters. Now we will consider how these building blocks can be used to perform multiplication. Read more →History of the Computer - Machine Code Programs Part 1 of 3
In previous articles in the History of the Computer series we looked at adding, counting, and memory etc. But what are we going to do with these components? Read more →1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158
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