In symbolic logic, it is used to represent or.. = The equals sign. This is one of several symbols that can be used to mean equals or equivalence. Some fields of math make a distinction between equal and equivalent, and use different symbols for each.
Henry Edward Roberts, designer of the Altair 8800 Computer, deserves credit as the inventor of the personal computer, Cerruzi asserts. Although calling Roberts the inventor makes sense only in the context of all that came before him . . . he does deserve the credit.. C'mon IBM, have a heart.
Who invented the first computer? The first computer was invented by Charles Babbage in 1838. He developed a mechanical calculator that had a simple storage mechanism and called it the Difference Engine. The device used punch cards to input instructions to the device steam engine as its source of power.