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"The Man Who Invented the Computer: The Biography of John Atanasoff, Digital Pioneer" by Jane Smiley; Doubleday (256 pages, $25.95) Neither Steve Jobs nor Bill Gates invented the computer, despite the ...

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Thanks to a road trip, the Quad Cities played a small but important role in the invention of modern computers. Shawn Beattie, educational technology manager at Augustana College in Rock Island, ...

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I was interested to read your article about the documentary being filmed at Hunter's Club regarding Dr. Atanasoff's vision of the computer having its roots in Rock Island. This story was first ...

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The Small Business Resources Web site (www.sbri.com/acro2.htm) has a database of high-tech abbreviations, from ABC (Atanasoff-Berry Computer) to ZIF (Zero Insertion Force).

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