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(1) Augusta, Ada Countess of Lovelace ; 1816-1852 translating a report from French into to English on a lecture
Babbage gave, she added her own lengthy notes to the text, and has been credited with developing the concepts
of "loop" and "subroutine".

(2) Babbage, Charles; (1791-1871) differential machine, analytical machine Charles Babbage designs the Difference
Engine but the machine will never be realized. He also start plans for the Analytical engine. But it will be his son that
realizes the project in part.

(3) Gates, Wiiliam H. III (Bill); (1955) one of the founders of Microsoft, DOS, Windows, Chairman and Chief Executive
Office Microsoft Corporation William (Bill) H. Gates III is co-founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Microsoft
Corporation, the world's leading provider of software for personal computers.

(4) Allen, Paul; (1953) co founder of

Microsoft Founded Microsoft together
with Bill GatesAllen and Gates write the first microcomputer BASIC for the Altair, a computer kit based on Intel's new
8080 chip. They move to Albuquerque, N.M., where Altair's producer MITS makes Allen its associate director of
software. Allen divides his time between MITS and a new company he and Gates have started to develop and market
microcomputer languages: MicroSoft

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Dijkstra, Edsger; (1930-2002) computer science, encryption, programming methodology In 1968 Edsger Dijkstra
laid the foundation stone in the march towards creating structure in the domain of programming by writing, not a
scholarly paper on the subject, but instead a letter to the editor entitled " GO TO Statement Considered Harmful".
(Comm. ACM, August 1968) The movement to develop reliable software was underway.

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MacBook Air Versus Samsung Series 9 - Round 1

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Apples 13in Macbook Air is still one of the classiest and most popular laptops on the market, so we decided to face
it off against the best of the 13in Windows Ultrabooks, the Samsung Series 9 900X3B. While your choice of OS may
predetermine your hardware choice, its actually possible to install either Windows or Mac OS on both of these
machines (though Apple dislikes its operating system being installed on anything except its own hardware, but
thats a whole different kettle of fish). So which laptop comes out top in the hardware stakes?

MacBook Air VS Samsung Series 9: Design

This is a tough one. Since both laptops are immaculately constructed from sandblasted aluminium with beautifully
sleek curves, it becomes a case of personal preference. The MacBook has supreme minimalism, and an all-silver
body offset by the black keyboard keys and strip in the screen bezel. The Series 9 900X3B has a darker gunmetal
finish with silver highlights and more physical curves, while its keyboard and screen dont contrast with the body.

Verdict: Whichever one you prefer aesthetically, in our personal opinion the Air wins it by a whisker.

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MacBook Air VS Samsung Series 9: Slimness and Weight
Both of these wedge-shaped supermodel laptops are slim enough to fit in manila envelopes, but which one is the
slimmest? The MacBook Air 13in sports a maximum thickness of 17mm, but Samsungs 900X3B takes thinness to
new levels, measuring a mere 12.9mm at its bulkiest end.

When it comes to weight the Series 9 wins again, as it beats the Airs 1.35kg by tipping the scales at 1.15kg.

Verdict: Thinner and lighter, this is a no-contest win for the Samsung Series 9.

MacBook Air VS Samsung Series 9: Connectivity

The MacBook Air 13in offers a full-size SD card slot, twin USB 2.0 ports, a headphone jack, and its trump-card: a
Thunderbolt connection, which shares its port with the laptops microDisplayPort video output.

The Samsung Series 9 900X3B gives you a full-size SD card slot, one USB 2.0 port and one speedy USB 3.0 one, a
headphone/microphone combi jack, a VGA output via a dedicated dongle, microHDMI for digital video, and Gigabit
Ethernet/LAN through another adapter.

Lets just make this clear from the start: the potential for Thunderbolt is huge, and could even include external
graphics cards. However, the fact of the matter is that at the moment theres very little that supports it, and unless
you get a device that offers pass-through, youre also blocking the Airs only video output.

USB 3.0 as offered by the Series 9, on the other hand, is common for high-speed storage from affordable memory
sticks to hard drives, and is finding its way into DisplayLink USB devices. MicroHDMI adapters are also more
common and cheaper than their microDisplayPort counterparts. And the Samsung will let you use wired internet
without buying an adapter and losing a USB connector.

Verdict: Until we see more support for Thunderbolt, the Series 9 wins hands-down.

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MacBook Air VS Samsung Series 9: Usability

Getting beyond the Windows VS MacOS debate, how nice a laptop is to use will depend on its screen and input.
Well get to the screen in a bit, but first lets see which of our ultraportable champions offers the superior typing
and cursor control experience.

Both the MacBook Air and Series 9 offer backlit chiclet keyboards. While neither of them is a patch on the kind of
experience offered by the super-affordable Lenovo ThinkPad X121e, theyre still very nice as ultraportables go.
Layout and key travel are virtually identical between the two, though the Series 9 900X3B scores minor points for
making its backlighting adjustable and not truncating its Enter key.

Likewise, the huge, button-less, glass touchpads both of these laptops sport are incredibly similar in use, with most
of the difference being down to drivers and software.

Verdict: Its a draw folks, though its worth noting that MacOS does make better use of gestures on a touchpad
than Windows.