Adrian's Computer Appreciation Timeline

By Jemmsy
  • Period: to

    Technology Over the Years

  • First Handheld Compact Calculator

    First Handheld Compact Calculator
    Able to do calculations, but high power consumption.

  • First Digital Music

    First Digital Music
    First optical recording and playback system.

  • First Video Game: Pong

    First Video Game: Pong
    Simple game, ball bounces across the screen due to simple contact coding.

  • ENIAC

    ENIAC
    It contained an Arithmetic Logic Unit and integrated memory storage, able to solve calculations.

  • First Laptop: Osborne 1

    First Laptop: Osborne 1
    Limited functions, low storage memory, heavy and not ideal for traveling.

  • First FPS Game

    First FPS Game
    First person shooter game.

  • First Completely Animated Movie: Toy Story

    First Completely Animated Movie: Toy Story
    First computer animated movie.

  • First GPU

    First GPU
    Graphics processing unit.

  • Electric Car

    Electric Car
    First refined electric car commercially mass produced BMW.

  • Oculus Rift

    Oculus Rift
    Surreal completely surround 3D environment.

  • First Handheld Mobile Phone

    First Handheld Mobile Phone
    First compact mobile phone with limited functions.

  • World Wide Web

    World Wide Web
    A place where information could be stored and shared.