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How is the first home computer different from the computers that are in our homes now?
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∙ 6y ago
The first "home computers" were more hobbyist computers than home computers. You really had to be more interested in them as a hobby that was going to consume much of your time rather than as a tool that was going to be useful. Many of them came in kits with inadequate instructions that you would have to assemble using a soldering iron, hopefully you made no mistakes!
The first one I saw advertised in an electronics magazine was called the Mark-8 using the Intel 8008 microprocessor. You could order a package including the schematics, PC board artwork, and parts list (you had to etch the boards yourself and buy the parts on your own) or you could order a set of already etched boards (you still had to buy the parts on your own). The Mark-8 had no I/O devices, so you would have to improvise these!
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∙ 6y ago
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∙ 7y agoThe difference is that the first (not home!) computers took up a lot of space. Their memory was nothing like the memory of a modern day smart phone. Instead of carrying round a laptop, you would need a large furniture van to follow you around, and another van to carry the batteries! Also, the first computers used valves and punched paper tapes.
As to the first 'home' computers - modern home computers are very much more advanced.
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∙ 11y agomore power
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First of all computers we have now a days are portable "home" computers were not portable and they were meant more for using at your house.
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Was the first computer different from the computers that are in your homes today?
Yes.
What are the Advanced uses of computer?
Some advanced uses of computers include in cars and in homes. Home developers have started incorporating computers in homes to make smart homes.
How have the components in computers changed over the years so that you can have computers in your homes?
Back in the olden days, computer used to be significantly larger compared to today's computers, due to the size of the components. Over time, computer manufacturing companies were able to make these components smaller, and thus allow computers to fit in our homes.
Does a computer technician work in a office?
Most computers are in offices, but computers are also in homes. Computer technicians go where the computers are.
What were the ramifications of the development of the microprocessor?
The development of this chip led to the invention of the first personal computer. With this invention, the use of computers spread from large businesses and the military to small businesses and homes.
How did the computer use change during the 1990?
Computers became common in homes.
What need did the computer fill?
Computers filled the need of finding information immediately. Computers allow people to do things from their homes that some would not normally be able to do.
In a small town 10 of the homes have 4 computers 20 have 3 computers 20 have 2 computers 40 have 1 computer and 10 have no computers. On average how many computers are there per home?
Not enough information to answer... In order to calculate the average number of computers - we would need to know the total number of households !
After how many years will every home have its own computer?
Realistically, never. There will always be homes which will have no computers, particularly in poorer countries.
Where can you find computers?
@ a computer store! In most organisations and homes in advanced, industrial societies.
Why weren't computers marketed to homes in the 1950's?
A computer in the 1950's would have been the size of a house, so it was both expensive and impractical to own one
What is the history of the computer in the 20th century?
Alan Turing's work in the 1940s led to the development of modern computers. Computers small enough to be used in homes have been available since the early 1980s.
