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10 Events In Computer History

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  • Hewlett-Packard

    Hewlett-Packard
    Hewlett Packard (HP) was found by William Hewlett and David Packard. The name was decided on the flip of a coin toss.
  • The ENIAC Computer

    The ENIAC Computer
    John Mauchly and John Presper Eckert devloped the ENIAC (Electrical Numerical Integrator And Calculator). The US Army needed this computer to calculate artillery-firing tables.
  • UNIVAC Was Introduced

    UNIVAC Was Introduced
    Eckert and Mauchly also invented the UNIVAC (Universal Automatic Computer) and it was first delivered to the US Census Bureau in 1951.
  • The First Floppy Disk

    The First Floppy Disk
    IBM creates the first floppy disk in 1967. A floppy disk was used to read and write data from the computer to the disk. It was flexibe and had a magnetic coating on the outside.
  • Intel's First Microprocessor

    Intel's First Microprocessor
    Intel, with the help of Ted Hoff, introduces the first microprocessor. The Intel 4004 had 2,300 transistors, 60,000 OPS, and costs $200.00
  • Microsoft Windows 1.0

    Microsoft Windows 1.0
    The first version of Microsoft Windows was released in 1985. It was not a complete operating system but called an "operating environment.
  • Microsoft Releases Internet Explorer

    Microsoft Releases Internet Explorer
    Microsoft releases the first web browser called Internet Explorer Version 1. It was included with Windows 95 and then later on the browser was no longer support.
  • Wikipedia

    Wikipedia
    Wikipedia was founded by Jimmy Wales on Jan 15, 2001. This was an encyclopedia that was free.
  • Intel Introduces The Intel Core Processor

    Intel Introduces The Intel Core Processor
    Intel began producing the Intel Core Processor Series on desktop and laptop computers.
  • Internet Explorer 9

    Internet Explorer 9
    Microsft releases Internet Explorer 9 in the Spring of 2011. It can only be used for Windows Vista and Windows 7.