Monday, December 27

Question 36

What is so special about this NeXT computer?

Clue:The person who used that computer for a very specific purpose was the first ever winner of the prize shown in the pic below.

Answer: The computer used by Tim Berners-Lee while creating the World Wide Web. It thus served as the first Web server.
Tim Berners-Lee is also the first ever winner of the Millenium Technology prize, considered the most prestigious prize in that particular field.

3 comments:

Siddarth Pai said...

Comp used by Father of the Web Tim BErners Lee, to create the world wide web and was also the first web server

Won the First Finnish Millenium Tech Prize, most prestigious i presume.

R said...

It's the computer on which Tim Berners Lee started the world wide web. I have no idea what the award is although it looks something like a metallic Toblerone.

Nihar said...

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