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Attribution: 		150-100 BCE
Antikythera mechanism http://www.antikythera-mechanism.gr/
Thought to have assisted in astronomical calculations, it is possibly the earliest surviving example of a complex mechanical computer.
A fragment of the Antikythera mechanism.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:NAMA_Machine_d%27Anticyth%C3%A8re_1.jpg
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http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Marsyas		 : A fragment of the Antikythera mechanism.
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Attribution: 		1834
Analytical Engine.
Charles Babbage conceives his plans for a mechanical analytical engine, the first design for a general purpose computer.
A partial construction of the analytical engine.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Analytical_Engine_%282290032530%29.jpg
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Marcin Wichary 		A partial construction of Babbage's analytical engine
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Attribution: 		1843
First Computer Programmer.
Ada Lovelace is credited with writing the world's first computer program, written for Charles Babbage's (unrealised) analytical engine.
Portrait of Ada Lovelace.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:NAMA_Machine_d%27Anticyth%C3%A8re_1.jpg
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http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Marsyas		 Portrait of Ada Lovelace
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Attribution: 		1940s
First electronic computers.
Development of the first electronic computers such as the Colossus and EDSAC computers, whose calculation speeds were far greater than any previous mechanical computer could achieve.
Rebuild of one of the colossus computers.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Colossus-rebuild.jpg
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Tom Yates		 Rebuild of one of the colossus computers.
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Attribution: 		1964
IBM System/360
IBM created a compatible series of mainframes with dedicated hardware to run operating systems. They also offered backward compatibility to older models via emulation.
An IBM System 360/20 computer.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:DM_IBM_S360.jpg
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Ben Franske		 An IBM System 360/20 computer
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Attribution: 		1965
First commercial mini computer.
The first commercially successful minicomputer (an early form of server), the DEC PDP-8, was developed by the Digital Equipment Corporation.
DEC PDP-8 minicomputer
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:DEC_PDP_8e.jpg
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http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Stahlkocher		 A DEC PDP-8 minicomputer.
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Attribution: 		1971
Intel 4004 micro controller.
Intel releases the 4004, the world's first commercial microprocessor, the forerunner of modern CPUs.
Intel 4004 micro controller.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Intel_4004.jpg
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http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:LucaDetomi		 An Intel 4004 micro controller.
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Attribution: 		1981
First IBM personal computer
The first IBM compatible personal computer is sold (PC). There are now over 1 billion personal computers world wide.
IBM personal computer model 5150
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:IBM_PC_5150.jpg
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http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Boffy_b		 An IBM personal computer model 5150.
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P.S. was founded.
P.S., a specialist IT recruitment agency, was founded by Tony Parker and Christopher Shaw. Over the years the company has gone from strength to strength and now provides permanent and contract recruitment, along with managed IT services.
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Attribution: 		1991
World Wide Web. While working at CERN Tim Berners-Lee publicly launches the first web site and a summary of the world wide web [1]. Three years later P.S. launches its first website. [1]http://groups.google.com/group/alt.hypertext/msg/395f282a67a1916c
The first web server (at CERN). Note the label warning people not to turn it off.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:First_Web_Server.jpg

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/user:Coolcaesar

 The first web server (at CERN). Note the label warning people not to turn it off.


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