ΑΝΑΛΟΓΙΚΩΝ ΥΠΟΛΟΓΙΣΤΩΝ

Brief video on IBM Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator or "Harvard Mark I" vintage computer. Designed primarily by Dr. Howard Aiken and built by IBM from 1939 to 1944. Installed at Harvard University, this 51 foot long machine was the world's largest calculator at the time. Used to help with math calculations for U.S. Government and continued in use for 15 years. Original 1944 film was silent. Professional narration, Patrick Phillips. Uploaded by Computer History Archives Project as an educational resource.

Professor Harry Lewis takes CS50 on a tour of the Aiken Mark 1 computer in the Science center at Harvard University

A documentary about the history of the computer. In this first part, the Colossus computer was created out of the necessity to solve the Enigma and win the second world war. The Colossus was very limited as a decoder of the Enigma.The first electronic general-purpose computer was the ENIAC, designed by John Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert. The need for processing more data led to the creation of the UNIVAC.

A documentary about the history of the computer. In this second part, after the creation of the UNIVAC, IBM designs the first large-scale electronic computer manufactured in quantity the IBM 701. The space race leads to the invention of the transistor and the integrated circuit. Intel engineer Ted Hoff designs the microprocessor and the evolution of the computer rapidly takes off. Steve Jobs and Stephen Wosniak introduce the personal computer and Bill Gates proves the importance of software.