list of companies aquired by microsoft or supported

field artillery digital automatic computer, aka fadac, first prototype: 1959.

hm, somehow i have seen this picture before ... somewhere.

basic considerations: 6. Minimum physical size, weight, and power consumption (not to exceed 200 lb in weight and 500 w in power.)

The FADAC is a solid-state electronic digital computer. It is compact, portable, and rugged. It is approximately 24 x 14 x 34 inches in size and weighs about 200 pounds ... It should be capable of operating under field conditions, without major overhaul, for at least 2,500 hours. The solid-state components are expected to operate for at least 10,000 hours. (electronic computers within the ordnance corps)

there are a lot more in the us patent database, but the following are quoting influence of pretty old technics. this "text reproducing apparatus" was brought to you by realty & industrial corporation. - haven't possible guessed that people still apply for patents for typewriters. especially didn't expect to see hewlett-packard in that list. they didn't get any patent on typewriters since 1969, but 33 in 2003 and 35 2004? (hp and compaq merge 2002. ¿panic in the labs?).

gubelmann's justifying text writing reproducing machine, 1975 holds a reference to 1909.

method and means for information presentation, 1974, gives credit to a patent accepted 1922.

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be it known that i, guy detrick, a citizen of the united states, residing at ada in the county of hardin and state of ohio, have invented new and useful improvements in charts for teaching universal history ...(pat 1.406.173, feb 14. 1922, filed 1920, [universalhistory (image/jpeg, 157 KB) ])