Computer and Game programming By AragornElfstone Period: Jan 1, 1936 to Jan 1, 1938 First programmable computer/calculator built by Zuse Period: Jan 1, 1947 to Jan 1, 1948 Transistor created Period: Jan 1, 1969 to Dec 31, 1969 ARPANet created (original Internet) Apr 4, 1975 Microsoft founded Period: Jan 1, 1981 to Dec 31, 1981 MS-DOS operating system Nov 10, 1983 Microsoft Windows announced Sep 13, 1985 Super Mario Bros. released Oct 18, 1985 Nintendo Entertainment System released in North America Dec 18, 1987 Final Fantasy released, saves Square from bankruptcy Sep 9, 1995 Playstation console released in North America Sep 7, 1997 Square releases Final Fantasy VII in North America Nov 23, 2004 World of Warcraft released :-( Sep 14, 2005 Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children released Apr 16, 2009 Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete released Square Enix shows the world it can play with CGI that no one else is capable of creating. Aug 28, 2012 Guild Wars 2 finally released! :-)