Computer History
Year/Enter |
Computer History
Inventors/Inventions |
Computer History
Description of Event |
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1936
|
Konrad Zuse - Z1
Computer |
First freely programmable computer. |
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1942
|
John Atanasoff & Clifford Berry
ABC Computer |
Who was first in the computing biz
is not always as easy as ABC. |
|
1944
|
Howard Aiken & Grace Hopper
Harvard
Mark I Computer |
The Harvard Mark 1 computer. |
|
1946
|
John Presper Eckert & John W.
Mauchly
ENIAC 1
Computer |
20,000 vacuum tubes later... |
|
1948
|
Frederic Williams & Tom Kilburn
Manchester
Baby Computer & The Williams Tube |
Baby and the Williams Tube turn
on the memories. |
|
1947/48
|
John Bardeen, Walter Brattain &
Wiliam Shockley
The Transistor |
No, a transistor is not a computer,
but this invention greatly affected the history of computers. |
|
1951
|
John Presper Eckert & John W.
Mauchly
UNIVAC
Computer |
First commercial computer &
able to pick presidential winners. |
|
1953
|
International Business Machines
IBM 701
EDPM Computer |
IBM enters into 'The History
of Computers'. |
|
1954
|
John Backus & IBM
FORTRAN
Computer Programming Language |
The first successful high level
programming language. |
|
1955
(In Use 1959)
|
Stanford Research Institute, Bank of
America, and General Electric
ERMA and MICR |
The first bank industry computer - also MICR
(magnetic ink character recognition) for reading checks. |
|
1958
|
Jack Kilby & Robert Noyce
The Integrated
Circuit |
Otherwise known as 'The Chip' |
|
1962
|
Steve Russell & MIT
Spacewar
Computer Game |
The first computer game invented. |
|
1964
|
Douglas Engelbart
Computer
Mouse & Windows |
Nicknamed the mouse because the
tail came out the end. |
|
1969
|
ARPAnet |
The original Internet. |
|
1970
|
Intel 1103
Computer Memory |
The world's first available dynamic
RAM chip. |
|
1971
|
Faggin, Hoff
& Mazor
Intel 4004
Computer Microprocessor |
The first microprocessor. |
|
1971
|
Alan Shugart &IBM
The "Floppy"
Disk |
Nicknamed the "Floppy" for its flexibility. |
|
1973
|
Robert Metcalfe & Xerox
The Ethernet
Computer Networking |
Networking. |
|
1974/75
|
Scelbi
& Mark-8 Altair & IBM 5100 Computers |
The first consumer computers. |
|
1976/77
|
Apple I,
II & TRS-80 & Commodore Pet Computers |
More first consumer computers. |
|
1978
|
Dan Bricklin & Bob Frankston
VisiCalc
Spreadsheet Software |
Any product that pays for itself
in two weeks is a surefire winner. |
|
1979
|
Seymour Rubenstein & Rob Barnaby
WordStar
Software |
Word Processors. |
|
1981
|
IBM
The IBM
PC - Home Computer |
From an "Acorn" grows a personal
computer revolution |
|
1981
|
Microsoft
MS-DOS
Computer Operating System |
From "Quick And Dirty" comes the
operating system of the century. |
|
1983
|
Apple Lisa
Computer |
The first home computer with a GUI,
graphical user interface. |
|
1984
|
Apple
Macintosh
Computer |
The more affordable home computer
with a GUI. |
|
1985
|
Microsoft
Windows |
Microsoft begins the friendly war
with Apple. |
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SERIES
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TO BE
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CONTINUED
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