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Calculating Clock was invented by Wilhelm Schickard. I chose this because it was one of the fisrt working clocks that would one day lead to becoming a computer.
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Comptometer: The Comptometer is an invention of Dorr E. Felt which is operated by pressing keys.
I chose this because things started to get more advanced. -
First freely programmable computer.
I chose this because it was the first programmable computer. -
No, a transistor is not a computer, but this invention greatly affected the history of computers.
I chose this because it has made an impact on computers. -
IBM enters into 'The History of Computers'.
I chose this because it was a big change. -
The first bank industry computer - also MICR (magnetic ink character recognition) for reading checks.
I chose this because it was the first bank computer. -
Nicknamed the mouse because the tail came out the end.
I chose this because it was the very firdt mouse for a computer. -
Fairchild Camera and Instrument Corp. built the first standard metal oxide semiconductor product for data processing applications, an eight-bit arithmetic unit and accumulator.
I chose this because it's what helps make a computer. -
Researchers at the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center designed the Alto is the first work station with a built-in mouse for input. The Alto stored several files simultaneously in windows, offered menus and icons, and could link to a local area network.
I choise this because it was a big milestone. -
The Amiga 1000 is released. Commodore’s Amiga 1000 sold for $1,295 dollars (without monitor) and had audio and video capabilities beyond those found in most other personal computers.
I chose this because it was a really big deal back then.
