Timeline

21st Technology History Timeline

By jamesje
  • Analytical Machine

    Analytical Machine

    The Analytical Machine was an engine that would calculate numbers that had three different models.
  • Holes in Cards

    Holes in Cards

    A person could submit a piece of paper into a computer like machine and it would read where the absent paper was translating it to information.
  • ENIAC

    ENIAC

    A person could submit a piece of paper into a computer like machine and it would read where the absent paper was translating it to information.
  • von Neumann Architectures

    von Neumann Architectures

    This system is used in every computer today. The system saves the data and program on the computer opposed to having to re upload the data every time from a hard disk.
  • UNIVAC

    UNIVAC

    UNIVAC were rather large computers and were the world’s first that were released at a commercial level.
  • High-Level Programming Language

    High-Level Programming Language

    High level programming languages allow programmers to create programs that don’t just operate on one computer.
  • The First Electronic Spreadsheet

    The First Electronic Spreadsheet

    The first electronic spreadsheet is a digital version of a spreadsheet that is separated into columns and rows. It’s data can be added up through series of formulas.
  • Altair

    Altair

    The Altair was one of the first personal computer kits which would allow consumers to build their computer at home. It was very large and had very little storage.
  • UNIX Operating System

    UNIX Operating System

    The UNIX operating system was created for the use of programmers that could be installed in virtually any computer at the time.
    PC: 1974: The PC, or personal computer, was a computer people could use from home for their own general use.
  • Windows

    Windows

    Windows is an operating system created by Microsoft.
  • The Cray- 1

    The Cray- 1

    The Cray- 1 was a super computer that operated at record speeds in its time.
  • Apple

    Apple

    Apple is a hardware and software company that specializes in personal computers and programs.
  • Macintosh

    Macintosh

    The Macintosh is Apple’s personal computer that is popular and has served as an inspiration of sorts for personal computers throughout the end of the 20th century and the 21st century.