*Brief History of Windows After reading the January 1975 issue of Popular Electronics that demonstrated the Altair 8800‚ Gates contacted Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems (MITS)‚ the creators of the new microcomputer‚ to inform them that he and others were working on a BASIC interpreter for the platform. In reality‚ Gates and Allen did not have an Altair and had not written code for it; they merely wanted to gauge MITS’s interest. MITS president Ed Roberts agreed to meet them for a demo
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A Brief History of the Internet Within our society there has been a revolution‚ one that rivals that of the Industrial Revolution. The Technological Revolution. At the head of this revolution is the Internet. A place full of information‚ adventure‚ and even for some‚ romance. In our society today everyone has heard of this technological wonder‚ and many use it on a daily basis‚ but for some the question still remains What is the Internet‚ and where did it come from? Some thirty years ago
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What is the main business problem the firm is facing? The main business problem facing Colgate-Palmolive (CP) is deciding the positioning of Colgate Precision. CP has the opportunity to position Precision as mainstream or niche. By our definition‚ mainstream would target engaged brushers (brushing multiple times a day and highly involved in multiple facets of oral hygiene)‚ while niche would focus on customers who have one specific identifiable concern‚ namely gum disease in this case. What are
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A Brief History of Computer Nikita Rechal1 and Sooriyan Aliyoglu2 1Department of Computer Engineering‚ Castle University‚ New City‚ Cyprus a.orther@xx.yy.zz 2MediDeniz Software‚ Old Street‚ New York‚ USA a.etherwen@zzz.com Abstract Computers have wedged themselves into every facet of our lives—they are what we would use as the symbolic representation of the modern world. But did you know that the history of computers dates back to the 1800s?Indeed‚ the history and evolution of computers is
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Operating System Submitted by: Dragon‚ Glennis Ann F. Fortin‚ Brian Kenneth T. Gabertan‚ Mark Jay D. Maniago‚ Marvin M. Nuqui‚ Archie J. Date Submitted: March 20‚ 2013 A brief history of Ubuntu Ubuntu was conceived in 2004 by Mark Shuttleworth‚ a successful South African entrepreneur‚and his company Canonical. Shuttleleworth recognized the power of Linux and open source‚ but was also aware of weaknesses that prevented mainstream use. Shuttleworth set out with clear intentions
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A Brief History Of Computers The history of computers starts out about 2000 years ago‚ at the birth of the abacus‚ a wooden rack holding two horizontal wires with beads strung on them. When these beads are moved around‚ according to programming rules memorized by the user‚ all regular arithmetic problems can be done. Another important invention around the same time was the Astrolabe‚ used for navigation. Blaise Pascal is usually credited for building the first digital computer in 1642. It added
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A Brief History of Computing - Mechanical Computing Devices © Copyright 1996-2005‚ Credit to: Stephen White Source: http://trillian.randomstuff.org.uk/~stephen//history/timeline-MECH.html#17 For reading purposes only by: Lornilo S. Alimpuangon Pictures: credit to Google Hardware History Overview • • • • • Modern computing can probably be traced back to the ’Harvard Mk I’ and Colossus (both of 1943). Colossus was an electronic computer built in Britain at the end 1943 and
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A Brief History of Braille Braille is a system of raised dots that allows blind people to read and write tactilely. Named for its inventor‚ Louis Jean-Philippe Braille (1809-1852)‚ the Braille code is the universally accepted method of reading and writing for the blind. It is the only system that allows blind people to read and write independently and to do both interactively. Because of its effectiveness‚ Braille has been adapted for almost every written language. Other Braille codes represent
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Brief History of Nepal The history of Nepal (नेपालको इतिहास) is characterized by its isolated position in the Himalayas and its two dominant neighbors‚ India and China. Due to the arrival of disparate settler groups from outside through the ages‚ it is now a multi-ethnic‚ multi-cultural‚ multi-lingual country. Its population is predominantly Hindu with significant presence of Buddhists‚ who were in majority at one time in the past. Nepal was split in three kingdoms from the 15th to 18th century
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BMW began making its mark on history almost 90 years ago. Aircraft engines were the first thing to be produced followed by bikes and then cars – these vehicles also have been setting milestones in the area of motorsport from the very start. We can establish BMW roots back well over 100 years‚ to December 3‚ 1896. That date marked the formation of Wartburg works in Eisenach‚ the BMW manufacturing center for all cars made from 1928 to 1940. From that site and Wartburg’s numerous alliance before being
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