Brief History of Computing

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  • First Freely Programmable Computer

    First Freely Programmable Computer

    Konrad Zuse Creates the first freely programmable computer. Known as the Z1 computer.
  • The Harvard Mark 1 computer is created.

    The Harvard Mark 1 computer is created.

    Howard Aiken & Grace Hopper create the Harvard Mark 1 computer.
  • The first successful high level programming language is created.

    The first successful high level programming language is created.

    John Backus & IBM create the first high level prgramming language known as FORTRAN.
  • the first computer game is invented.

    the first computer game is invented.

    Steve Russell & MIT create the very first computer game called spacewar
  • The first consumer computer

    The first consumer computer

    The first consumer computer known as the 'Altair' was released to the public. It had an 8080 CPU and 256 bytes of RAM.
  • First Word Processor is created

    First Word Processor is created

    The first word processor known as WordStar was made in 1976. it was able to edit, retrieve and print a document.
  • First home Computer with a GUI

    First home Computer with a GUI

    The first home computer with a GUI known as the 'Apple Lisa' was created.
  • Microsoft Windows is Created

    Microsoft Windows is Created

    Microsoft creates the first version of Windows. It was a GUI (Graphical User Interface) designed to make computing easier.