Computers Now Computers Now and Thenand Then

Luis MartinezLuis Martinez

AbacusAbacus

If you ask a historian If you ask a historian when the first when the first computer was computer was invented, they might invented, they might say it was the abacus, say it was the abacus, invented by the invented by the Babylonians. Babylonians.

And later in the And later in the years, more people years, more people came up with ideas came up with ideas and tried to invent and tried to invent computers.computers.

First Modern ComputerFirst Modern Computer

The first modern computer was The first modern computer was invented during World War II by a invented during World War II by a team of scientists at the University team of scientists at the University of Pennsylvania.of Pennsylvania.

This is how the first computer looked like.

Computers NowComputers Now

Today, we have Today, we have many kinds of many kinds of computers that have computers that have improved and been improved and been built to do many built to do many different things. different things. They have created They have created portable computers, portable computers, and they look way and they look way better than the first better than the first computer.computer.

Computers in the FutureComputers in the Future

Computers are expected to improve Computers are expected to improve even more. Soon we will have even more. Soon we will have computers that we can take around computers that we can take around as easy as a mobile device. as easy as a mobile device.

Some computers won’t even need Some computers won’t even need screens or keyboards. screens or keyboards.

P-ISM P-ISM Is also called “Pen-style Is also called “Pen-style

Personal Networking Personal Networking Gadget Package”Gadget Package”

a pen-style cellular a pen-style cellular phone with a phone with a handwriting data input handwriting data input functionfunction

virtual keyboardvirtual keyboard a very small projectora very small projector camera scannercamera scanner personal ID key with personal ID key with

cashless pass function. cashless pass function. Easy to take anywhereEasy to take anywhere Laser-operatedLaser-operated

More Pics of P-ISMMore Pics of P-ISM

Prototype said to come out later in the future with a cost of about $5000. But it would be totally worth it

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