computer history By sharmayne Jun 2, 1936 First freely programmable computer. Jun 2, 1942 created byn John Atanasoff & Clifford Berry Jun 5, 1943 the first computer was made in england Jun 5, 1943 the first computer was made the first computer was made. Jun 5, 1943 the first computer was called eniac Jun 5, 1943 To break the coded messages produced on the WW2 German Enigma machine Feb 14, 1946 the first computer manufactured Jun 2, 1951 First commercial computer & able to pick presidential winners. Sep 12, 1979 Computer-assisted design (CAD) took off after invention of the silicon compiler Feb 3, 1981 In 1981, International Business Machines Corp. entered the personal computer market, and was welcomed as a competitor, by apple Aug 4, 1983 , IBM introduced its PC-XT, the first personal computer with a built-in hard drive Jun 2, 1984 Apple introduced the Macintosh to instant popularity
