Computer History

  • Pascaline Created

    Pascaline Created
    In 1642, Blaise Pascal made the first mechanical calculator, the Pascaline. This was the beginning of a new era where computers will lead the way of our lives...
  • Law of Computers Established

    The laws of computing was established by Charles Babbage, this law is followed in all computers up to this day.
  • Difference Engine Prototype Created

    Difference Engine Prototype Created
    In 1820, the “Difference Engine” was created, in prototype version. The purpose was a calculator again. Charles Babbage was not able to create the final version of the Difference Enginge because he used up all his funds creating a better version.
  • Tabulating Machine Created

    Tabulating Machine Created
    The tabulating machine was an electromechanical machine designed to help the U.S Census. It cut the processing time from 6 months to 3 weeks!
  • Z1 Created

    Z1 Created
    The Z1 was a computer that was an electric driven mechanical calculator which uses floating point binary numbers and was programmable
  • FORTRAN Programming Language Created

    FORTRAN Programming Language Created
    The FORTRAN programming language is a programming language like HTML/ Javascript today.
  • Intel 1103 Microprocesser Created

    Intel 1103 Microprocesser Created
    Intel releases the Intel 1103, the first Dynamic Access Memory (RAM) chip. This was the first chip in the Intel series
  • Apple I Desktop Computer Created

    Apple I Desktop Computer Created
    Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak start Apple Computers and roll out the Apple I, the first computer with a single-circuit board.
  • Windows Operating System Created

    Windows Operating System Created
    Microsoft announces Windows, an operating system we now use in our everyday lives.
  • HyperText Markup Language

    HyperText Markup Language
    Tim Berners-Lee, a researcher at CERN, develops HyperText Markup Language (HTML), paving the way for the World Wide Web