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First Steps (1938 - 1942)

1938
Creation of HP

William Hewlett and David Packard found the Hewlett-Packard (HP) company in Palo Alto, California.

Creation of Z1

Konrad Zuse completes construction of the Z1 binary mechanical computer in Germany.

1939
Computer prototype

John Vincent Atanasoff and his student Clifford E. Berry build a prototype digital electronic computer using binary arithmetic.

1940
Creation of Z2

Konrad Zuse completes the construction of the Z2 electromechanical computer based on telephone relays.

1941
Creation del Z3

Konrad Zuse builds his Z3 computer in Germany. Z3 was the first electromechanical digital computer to be controlled by a program.