and How / why were they crucial to the evolution of the computer? THNX 
During the 1960′s when Bill Gates and Paul Allen grew up the world thought mankind could do anything.
California must have been a breding ground for free thinkers. In fact Oakland is where so many gifted men came from.
The world before was a very local place with few people. Now it was big cities and much information that had to be stored.
They had huge computers that kept track of government records but for the average guy they were to big and expensive.
People just kept working on it until it became small enough for the average guy. The small business owner.
During the 1960′s when Bill Gates and Paul Allen grew up the world thought mankind could do anything.
California must have been a breding ground for free thinkers. In fact Oakland is where so many gifted men came from.
The world before was a very local place with few people. Now it was big cities and much information that had to be stored.
They had huge computers that kept track of government records but for the average guy they were to big and expensive.
People just kept working on it until it became small enough for the average guy. The small business owner.
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