COMPUTER HISTORY AND EVOLUTION
EARLY COMPUTING DEVICES
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Question
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Why were the first machines not easily accessible to the public?
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There were not enough resources to make enough
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Building these machines took too long
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They were too expensive
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The public had seen no need for them
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -New technology was expensive and merchants and industrialists were cautious about using it. The machines often broke down and repair was costly. They were not as effective as their inventors and manufacturers claimed.
Detailed explanation-2: -At the heart of these huge increases was the mass production of goods by machines. This process was first introduced and perfected by British textile manufacturers. In the century since such mechanization had begun, machines had replaced highly skilled craftspeople in one industry after another.
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