Commodore CBM 4016 Computer, 1977 - 1982

Commodore CBM 4016 Computer, 1977 - 1982 2002/6.1

Revolution The first home computers, like this Commodore CBM 4016, were products of technological advancements that saw the world shift from mechanical electronics to digital technology. The 1970s saw more technological change than any decade since the invention of the steam engine. Advancements in electrical current control made electronic devices more compact and complex. Holocaust Pole, Jack Tramiel was born in 1928. Ten years later when Poland was invaded by Nazi Germany, Jack and his Jewish family were sent to Auschwitz. Jack survived the Holocaust and migrated to America. He started the Commodore Portable Typewriter company, which evolved to manufacture personal computers like this CBM 4016. Coders Women played an important role developing the technology that led to this Commodore CBM 4016. The world’s first computer programmer was a woman. Ada Lovelace wrote an algorithm for a computing machine in the 1800s. When computers became a practical reality after World War Two, women were heavily involved in developing the code that allowed these machines to function. Geek Before the 1970s, computers were mostly found in university labs. Home systems like this Commodore CBM 4016 offered more people the opportunity to learn programming, play games and connect with like- minded individuals and they captivated a generation of enthusiasts. The term “Geek”, formerly a circus freak show act, emerged to describe people with an obsessive interest in computers.