IT history in Nepal
IT history in Nepal IBM 1401 In Nepal Computer is known as Su-saan-khya. Here are some point on history of computer in Nepal and history of computer related education in Nepal. For the first time in history Nepal hired some calculator and computer for population census calculation. Since, then the growth in field of Information Technology is rapid and progressive. It all started with use of IBM 1401, a second generation mainframe computer which was used in 1971 AD census. In 1961 AD census, Fact was used, it was an electronic calculator not computer. The timeline below shows the history of computer in Nepal. 1930’s AD – Technical Training Institute was established under Tribhuvan University. 1961 AD or (2018 BS) – “Fact” was used for census calculation. It took about 6 years and 6 months to prepare the census report of 96 lakhs people in 2018 BS. The consequences of this delayed report, the five-years planning (panch warshiya yojana) run by the gove...
