Paul Allen named their partnership Micro-soft (Microsoft Company History‚ 2008). Microsoft ’s big break came in 1980 as IBM began developing its Personal Computer‚ or PC. While IBM contracted Microsoft to develop languages for the PC‚ Microsoft was not their first choice. Instead IBM ’s first choice to provide an operating system was a company called‚ Digital Research‚ a leader in the field at the time (Microsoft Company History‚ 2008). However‚ IBM and Digital Research were unable to agree on
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HISTORY OF ACCOUNTING Accounting has a history that is usually discussed in terms of one seminal event- the invention and dissemination of the double entry bookkeeping processes. Paul Garner and Atsuo Tsuji (1995) report that the first printed treatise of bookkeeping in the world is the Summa de Arithemetica‚ Geometria‚ Proportioni et Proportionalita written by Luca Pacioli. The treatise was published in Venice in 1494‚ and was reprinted at Toscolano in 1523. This work is one of the most important
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surfers themselves‚ and board design is as much an engineering act as it is a love for surfing. The history of the surfboard has shown great evolution in design and manufacture. Surfboards have been around for many hundreds of years. The Hawaiians were the first to invent the surfboard. The oldest surfboard in history dates back to 1778‚ and it is still on display in Hawaii’s Bishop Museum (“The History of the Surfboard – From wood to Fiberglass”). The first surfboards were carved from trees weighing
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History of tattoos Did you know that the first sign of tattoos were discovered on the “Iceman” dating back over five thousand centuries? These tattoos were simple lines and dots‚ but the significance is unknown. The word tattoo is said to have two major derivations- from the Polynesian word ‘ta’ which means striking something and the Tahitian word ‘tatau’ which means ‘to mark something’. After reading this‚ one will know the background and history of tattoos‚ the evolution of the equipment used
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Sierra Stuart Mrs. Spinks Art Appreciation 1 May 2013 History of Sculpture The history of sculpting has existed since the prehistoric age‚ the earliest artists used of materials such as ivory and clay. Many people think of the Egyptians or the Greeks as the original creators of sculpture. It is commonly known that the ancient Egyptians formed a number of sculptures developed for purely aesthetic reasons. The early Egyptians created monuments of Sphinxes and Pharaohs‚ some of which are still
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Bhatt is a product of two cultures. She sees herself split between culture and language.. Conflicted with who she is. She wants to rewrite history. She reflects herself on her identity. She is not fully Indian not fully English. What happened to the people who lost their land and freedoms. She wants to look at this story. She begins the story Pan of She begins the story Great Pan is In Hindouism many Gods vs Christianity. They roam freely.. The gods can do what they like. The hindu gods are given
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The History Of Boxing The origin of boxing dates back to early 4000 B.C‚ and it only got bigger from there. From fighting for freedom to fighting for sport‚ “the manly art of self defence‚”(Whitecollarboxing.com)‚ boxing has become one of the biggest sports in the world. It has evolved over time like any sport from rules to equipment‚ but it kept the structure of the original flatline. Every fight was balanced by weight and size‚ that way no one was at a disadvantage. The winner was decided
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Brooke Williams HIS 41-: California History Professor Kristin Hargrove February 1‚ 2014 Local Natives‚ Landmarks‚ and Leaders California is a state that has much diversity and historical context. This area was originally inhabited exclusively by Native Americans‚ but since that time there have been many different rulers and settlers in the state. Since there have been many different ethnic groups occupying the land‚ this state is very rich in history. Today‚ there is evidence of numerous
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History The history of public relations is mostly confined to the early half of the twentieth century; however there is evidence of the practices scattered through history. One notable practitioner was Georgiana Cavendish‚ Duchess of Devonshire whose efforts on behalf of Charles James Fox in the 18th century included press relations‚ lobbying and‚ with her friends‚ celebrity campaigning. A number of American precursors to public relations are found in the form of publicists who specialized in promoting
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History of Alcatraz Meghan Norris ENC1102 Composition II Virginia Fontana 9/28/12 Everest University Online Alcatraz has a very long and dark history that not many people know many people know it as a prison that held the most hardened criminals that other prisons couldn’t handle. When an inmate was sent to Alcatraz it is because other prisons couldn’t handle them and they needed to be sent somewhere where they could be handled. Alcatraz was considered a prison within a prison system. But
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