

History of Computers
Complete the following hunt using the links provided.
Type your answers in a new word processing file.

1. What is the name of the first (successful) personal computer? What year was it introduced? What did it cost?
First personal computer
2. When was the floppy disk invented? Who invented it? What was it's size?
Floppy disk
3. When was the first Apple computer built? Name the two guys named Steve that made it. Cost?
First Apple Computer
4. When was Microsoft Windows (Not Windows 95) introduced?
Microsoft Windows 1
5. What year was the Apple Macintosh introduced? What was special about the Macintosh?
Macintosh
6. When was the Internet "invented". What was it called originally?
Computers: History and Development
7. Who are the two most powerful & famous men in the personal computer industry? (Hint: Stevie & Uncle Billy) Did they graduate from college?
Triumph of the Nerds
8. What device was technically the very first computer?
Computers: History and Development
9. Who was the first computer programer?
Computers: History and Development
10. Who was HAL 9000? Fifth Generation of computers will have __________ ___________.
Computers: History and Development
11. Visit Old-Computers.com, find a computer that you think is the most unusual.
Include a picture & brief description.
Here are a few examples: Honeywell Kitchen Computer ABACUS Educational Computer NIB Hantu