Early History of Computers

         Computers date back farther than many people are aware.  Some forms of computing such as calculators and slide rules have been around for hundreds of years, but the first "modern" computers began to appear in the mid-1900's. 

         In 1939 the first computer company Hewlett-Packard was founded. Their first machine was the 200A Audio Oscillator which was very limited in computing and could only produce sound effects. The next year another big advancement was made in the computer world when Bell Telephone created the complex number calculator and used telephones to send it commands. This was the first example of remote access computing.
        Throughout the 1940's many other computers were produced which increased computing capabilities. These include the Z2 in 1941 and the ENIAC which increased computer speed 1,000 times over previous computer models. These computers advanced and gave hope to the young computer industry in the early 1900's.