First Generation: Approximately 1944-1959
Characteristics:
-vacuum tubes
-punched tape input or output
-about 1,000 circuits per cubic foot
Examples:
-Harvard Mark I (electromechanical)
-Whirlwind
-ENIAC
-EDSAC
-UNIVAC I, UNIVAC II, UNIVAC 1101
-RCA BIZMAC
-NCR CRC 102A, NCR CRC 102D
-Honeywell Datamatic 1000
-Burroughs E101, Burroughs 220
-IBM models 604, 650 (drum memory), 701, 702, 704, 705, 709
Second Generation: Approximately 1960-1964
Characteristics:
-transistors
-about 100,000 circuits per foot
Examples:
-UNIVAC 1107, UNIVAC III
-RCA 501
-Philco Transact S-2000
-NCR 300 series
-IBM 7030 Stretch
-IBM 7070, 7080, 7090, 1400 series, 1600 series
-Honeywell 800, 400 series
-General Electric GE 635, 645, GE 200
-Control Data Corp. CDC 1604, 3600, 160A
-LARC
-Burroughs B5000, 200 series
Third Generation: Approximately 1964-1975
Characteristics:
-integrated circuits
-10 million circuits per square foot
Examples:
-Burroughs 6700
-Control Data 3300, 6600, 7600
-Honeywell 200
-IBM System/360, System 3, System 7
-NCR Century Series
-RCA Spectra 70 series
-UNIVAC 9000 series
-General Electric GE 600 series, GE 235
Fourth Generation: Approx. 1975-onward
Characteristics:
-large scale integration
-continued miniaturization
-billions of circuits per cubic foot
Examples:
-IBM System 3090, IBM RISC 6000, IBM RT
-ILLIAC IV
-Cray 2 XMP
-HP 9000
Fifth Generation: 1990's and future
Characteristics:
Combinations of some or all of the following technologies:
-extremely large scale integration
-parallel processing
-high speed logic and memory chips
-high performance, micro-miniaturization
-voice/data integration; knowledge-based platforms
-artificial intelligence, expert systems
-virtual reality generation
-satellite links
2007-11-14 01:43:58
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answered by edith p 3
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Well, granny, you are real lucky. My parents have both died. My ex-husband's parents died many years ago. So there is only me (58), my daughters (35 & 32), and my grandsons (16, 14 & 11). The 16 year old has been told that if he tries "producing" any generations for many years to come (he was 14 years old when he told his mother he would make her a grandmother by the time he was 16!) he would be "losing" the ability to reproduce permanently!
2016-05-23 03:01:59
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answer #3
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answered by ? 3
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1st generation used Vacuum
2nd generation used Transistors
3rd generation used Integrated circuits
4th generation used Microprocessors
5th generation uses Artificial Intelligence
2007-11-14 01:00:25
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answered by Levi 4
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