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Jan 1, 1300
The abacus
The first Chinese Abacus was invented around 500 A.D. The abacus, as we know it today, was used in China around 1300 A.D. Often referred to as the first computer, the Abacus is an instrument used to perform arithmetic calculations. The abacus was the worlds first calculator. -
Early Years
The early years of computing brought us machines that were only used for and could only do math problems. The machine consisted of levers and gears to help it with adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing. These big machines took a while to figure out the equations and had no memory. -
Type wrighter
The first typewriter to be commercially successful was invented in 1868 by Americans Christopher Latham Sholes, Frank Haven Hall, Carlos Glidden and Samuel W. Soule. The type writer used levers, ink covered letters and buttons. When a button was pushed a lever with a ink covered letter on it would push against the paper and the letter could be seen -
First electronic computer
(Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer), the first general-purpose electronic digital calculator begins to be constructed. This computer by most is considered to be the first electronic computer.This computer was the first electric programmable computer developed by Tommy Flowers is first demonstrated in December 1943. This computer was the size of a room -
Graphic computer
MIT introduces the Whirlwind machine on March 8, 1955, a revolutionary computer that was the first digital computer with magnetic core RAM and real time graphics. -
Commercial Computer
The 2116A is HP’s first computer. It was developed as a all around instrument controller for HP's growing family of programmable test and measurement products. It interfaced with a wide number of standard laboratory instruments, allowing customers to computerize their instrument systems. The computer also marked HP's first use of integrated circuits in a commercial product. -
Apple two
Sold complete with a main logic board, switching power supply, keyboard, case, manual, game paddles, and cassette tape containing the game Breakout, the Apple-II finds popularity far beyond the hobbyist community which made up Apple’s user community until then. When connected to a color television set, the Apple II produced brilliant color graphics for the time. -
C++
The C++ programming language came out as the dominant computer language in the computer industry when Bjarne Stroustrup publishes the book The C++ Programming Language. -
The SNES
The SNES is a gaming system that introduce 16 bit graphics to the world. The system was going to be the succesor to the original NES that saved the game industry from the game crash of 1987 -
The IPhone
On January 9 2007 Steve Jobs went to mac world to promote the I Phone, a fully touch screen phone. The first of its kind. The Phone recivied a large amount media attention. Then on June 27 2007 the I Phone was released. -
Hover Boards
The Hover Board was publicly available. This machine a loud people to get around without even moving their legs. The invention is also critisized for promoting laziness
