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A brief history of computers

Click on the image to see it in full. (Warning: It's very, very long.)
Click on the image to see it in full. (Warning: It's very, very long.)Infographic by TechKing

Are you up on computing history? No? Don't worry, most of us don't really know everything about the births and lives of our favorite gadgets. But that's what infographics are for.

The folks at TheNextWeb have shared an infographic designed by TechKing which covers the history of computing — or at least one of the more significant sections of it. Click the image on the right and you'll see everything you should know about computing advancements made between 1939 and 2010.

Crazy, no? It took seven decades to get from a plain ol' complex calculator to a tiny little iPad.

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