Every Computer Generation Explained in 19 Minutes

By Explainer Chris

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From vacuum tubes the size of lightbulbs to AI systems that can write code and generate images — the history of computer generations is really a story about who gets to use computers, and what they're actually for. 📖 What you'll learn: • Why first-generation computers weighed 30 tons, cost the equivalent of $7 million today, and still broke down every few days — and the six women who quietly invented programming while operating them • How the transistor replaced vacuum tubes and turned computers from government experiments into tools businesses could actually justify buying • Why the IBM System/360 was a million-dollar machine that changed everything about how software and hardware work together • How a chip originally designed for a calculator accidentally launched the personal computer revolution and eventually put a supercomputer in your pocket • What defines the fifth generation — and why a graphics card company built for gaming teenagers ended up powering the entire AI revolutio

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