Computer Hardware-related Invention

A Computer Hardware-related Invention is an invention event of a computer system.

• Context:
  • It can be attributed to a Processing Unit Hardware Invention, such a vacuum tubes, electro-relays, transistors, integrated circuits, and quantum chips.
• Example(s):
  • Zuse Z3 Computer (~1941).
  • Harvard Mark I Computer (~1944) - not Turing complete.
  • ENIAC Computer (~1946).
  • Manchester-Baby Computer (~1948)
  • IBM 701 Computer (~1952).
  • GE 645 Timesharing Computer (~1965), on which MULTICS OS and UNIX OS were first developed.
  • Cray 1 Supercomputer (~1976).
  • Apple II Personal Computer (~1977).
  • IBM 5150 Personal Computer (~1981).
  • Apple Macintosh Personal Computer (~1984).
  • …
• Counter-Example(s):
  • a Weaving Machine-related Invention, such as a Flying Loom Invention.
  • a Telegraph-related Invention.
  • an Airplane-related Invention.
  • a Computing Software-related Invention, such as FORTRAN 77, and Quicksort.
• See: Instructions per Second.

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