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  1. Introduction: The Substitution of Human Faculties with Technology: Early Tools
  2. Introduction: The Substitution of Human Faculties with Technology: Powered Machines
  3. Introduction: The Substitution of Human Faculties with Technology: Computers and Robots
  4. Introduction: The Substitution of Human Faculties with Technology: Artificial Intelligence and Expert Systems
  5. Early Tools and Machines
  6. The 17th Century: The Invention of the First "Computers"
  7. The 18th Century: Powered Machines and the Industrial Revolution
  8. The 19th Century: Machine-Assisted Manufacturing
  9. The 19th Century: First Programmable Computing Devices
  10. 1913: Henry Ford and the Assembly Line
  11. 1940s - Early 1950s: First Generation Computers
  12. 1950: The Turing Test
  13. 1940s - 1950s: The Development of Early Robotics Technology
  14. 1950s: The Beginnings of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Research
  15. Late 1950s - Early 1960s: Second Generation Computers
  16. 1961: Installation of the First Industrial Robot
  17. Late 1960s - Early 1970s: Third Generation Computers
  18. 1960s - 1970s: Increased Research in Artificial Intelligence (AI)
  19. 1960s - 1970s: Expert Systems Gain Attendance
  20. 1970s: Computer-Integrated Manufacturing (CIM)
  21. Late 1970s - Present: Fourth Generation Computers
  22. 1980s: Artificial Intelligence (AI) - From Lab to Life
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Microsoft Corporation
Founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen and headquartered in Redmond, USA, Microsoft Corporation is today's world-leading developer of personal-computer software systems and applications. As MS-DOS, the first operating system released by Microsoft, before, Windows, its successor, has become the de-facto standard operating system for personal computer. According to critics and following a recent court ruling this is due to unfair competition.

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