The First evers in tech

 

The ones that started it all:

To completely understand the technology of today, we first need to know about the devices that started it all. From the worlds first computer to the first ever laptop to the first ever mobile phone, we need to look into everyone of these devices if we want to know how the smartphones and laptops of today have become so advanced and analyze to how far can we go if keep up this evolution of technology.

Worlds first computer:

In the Early 1900s when world war 1 had ended, all the countries had realized that there will be another war sooner or later and the winner of that war will be the most technologically advanced country at the time. Gone were the days of swords and horses and the world had entered in an era of missiles and guns which hit their target with accuracy and precision, and to achieve all this in 1938 the first ever computer in the world called ENIAC Computer was invented. The main purpose of this computer was to do calculations in minutes which took humans hours and days to solve so that the American military could use it to calculate the distance of their missile from the target, the angle to launch the missile, and the speed at which it should be launched. Even though in the beginning the computer was just a tool to be used only by the Army of the most powerful country in the world, who knew that a few decades later, it would be a common household item for everyone to use.

Worlds first ever laptop:

Decades after the invention of the first ever computer, PCs had become much more common and available to normal people at variable prices, but their was one problem with the computer, its portability. To address this issue many companies were trying to make the worlds first portable computer and tried different form factors but none of them appealed to the audience and their were a lot of problems with with either their hardware or software . Then in 1981 a company called Osborne Computer Corporation released their portable computer called the Osborne 1(shown below) and it quickly gained popularity due to its relatively small form factor and its usability. The laptop was designed as a progression from early portable computers which typically had a 'lunch bucket' like console that contained the CPU and monitor in one part, and the keyboard was a cover that fastened in front of the small form factor monitor. It was a usable and portable machine that people had been demanding for decades and it would've been the most impressive invention of the decade if not for motorola.

Wolds first Mobile:

In the 1900s the world was changing and after world war 2, the landscape of the world had changes considerably and with each passing year people were demanding more and more accessibility and portability in technology and companies were trying their best to meet the users demands so they could sell their new inventions. Then in 1983 Motorola launched the Motorola Dynatac 8000X (shown below). Unlike the smartphones of today this device only sent and received calls like a telephones and couldn't even save the numbers of whom we want to call. Far from a perfectly usable device with the cost of 4000$, this device changes the world only because of its portability. This phone allowed users to take it anywhere they want as it was not attached to any kind of wire and gave ways to new ideas to companies as to how we can improve on this device and as time progressed and mobile phones evolved, the significance of this mobile increased because if it wasn't for the first one, we would've never had the smartphones of today.

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The Effects:

If we take a look at a Razer blade laptop or an Iphone or the PCs of today we quickly realize that we wouldn't have any of these if it weren't for the Osborne 1 or the ENIAC computer or the Motorola Dynatax that started the idea of the words. For example, after the invention of worlds first mobile phone, companies soon realized that they needed to improve on this idea and make mobile phones which are more portable, have more features and are less expensive to make. So many companies then made mobile phones that could also send messages, save numbers, had calculators, alarm clocks and games and phones like the Nokia 3310, and the Motorola Razr burst into popularity and all of this ultimately led to the invention of the original Iphone and the first ever android phone and the in just half a century the world completely changed, all due to the invention of the first one.

If we analyze the change that the tech world has gone through , anyone can easily draw the conclusion that technology has evolved a thousand years in just a span of 50 to 60 years. We have gone from no portable devices at all to pocket sized smartphones in every hand and laptops in every bag. Folding phones and smart flip phones have already started to change the tech world once again and technology like VR (virtual reality) is proving to be yet another start to a new era of technology like the one we saw in the later half of the 1900s.