history - What was the first desktop computer with fully-functional ...
WEBOct 21, 2023 · With that we can see several distinct answers. All of the following systems have been called 'first desktop' and/or 'first personal computer' at some point: Calculator Like Computers. Here foremost the 1965 Olivetti P101, eventually the first desktop computer. It included all components (keyboard, printer, magnetic card …
history - What was the first backlit keyboard and were the shift ...
WEBFeb 9, 2023 · The first backlit keyboard I encountered was on a defense project in 1980-1. Each key was individually lit, and was under software control so that the shortcut keys could be illuminated only while they were available. It was pretty slick, and we made the most of it by dimming the room lighting for demos.
First computer with LCD screen - Retrocomputing Stack Exchange
WEBDec 8, 2017 · 1982/1983 was also the years (s) that brought us all the Kyotronic 85 machines (Kyotronic 85, NEC 8201, Olivetti M10, Tandy M100) with their 40x8 (240x64) displays. In fact, 1983 brought a real flood of similar machines, starting with the Casio FP-200 with a 20x8 display (120x32). In the Spring of 1983 the Gavilan SC featured a …
When and what was the first 3D acceleration device ever released?
WEBMay 25, 2019 · Of course, both supercomputers and SGI systems were far out-of-reach for users of Desktop computer systems of the 1980s. However, Ray Tracing enjoyed a brief popularity at this time. Most 3D artists relied on affordable Amigas with accelerator boards that included FPUs to render 3D graphics and animations using ray tracing.
Did this analogue computer from 1960 really have Internet?
WEBMar 7, 2020 · 18. No, this has nothing to do with any networks; the "INT" stands for " integrator." That panel and the adjacent one to the right are the interface to an integrator/memory module: Integrators in analogue computers are used to measure quantity over time, basically a sort of sum function. You can …
What was the first mass-market, 16-bit microcomputer system?
WEBIn the microcomputer-sized mini category, the IBM 5100 was a 16-bit portable computer released in September 1975; the earlier-still HP 9830A, released in 1972, was marketed as a calculator but had BASIC in ROM and was effectively a desktop computer (and used as …
What was the first computer to support Arabic writing?
WEBMar 27, 2017 · 25. It was most probably not the first computer to support Arabic, but the Sinclair ZX Spectrum apparently was sold in an extremely rare Arabic version. That ROM is available for download and use in a Spectrum emulator. The screenshot (taken from the Fuse emulator running the Arabic ROM) shows the ZX Spectrum's copyright screen.
First 80286 Based Computer - Retrocomputing Stack Exchange
WEBApr 19, 2018 · 6. The 80286 was released in early 1982. The IBM PC AT, which used it, was released in late 1984. Two and a half years is a long time to design a new computer that is a fairly modest upgrade on existing technology, and a long time for new technology as commercially important as the 286 to go unused. …
How exactly did Windows become the OS of the home PC?
WEBMay 5, 2020 · Like 1.0 it was a program for MS-DOS, so you had to start your computer into the MS-DOS command line and then load Windows up separately. Windows 3.0 (1990) was the first that was successful and, while still technologically behind the competition, had caught up enough to become popular with users, especially in the commercial sector.
history - First Computer built by a single person - Retrocomputing ...
WEBOct 6, 2022 · Who was it that built the first functional electronic computer as a single-person effort? It must have been back in the mini-computer era, 1970 or so, but who was it? Interesting Wiki link - thank you, but I don't think Flowers built the machine by himself. The article says he was working in a lab, so he must have had assistance.