Konrad Zuse - Z1 ComputerFirst freely programmable comput
Konrad Zuse - Z1 Computer
First freely programmable computer
John Atanasoff & Clifford BerryABC ComputerWho was first in the computing biz is not always as easy as ABC.
John Atanasoff & Clifford Berry
ABC Computer
Who was first in the computing biz is not always as easy as ABC.
Howard Aiken & Grace Hopper Harvard Mark I Computer The Harvard Mark 1 computer.
John Presper Eckert & John W. MauchlyENIAC 1 Computer 20,000 vacuum tubes later...
Frederic Williams & Tom Kilburn Manchester Baby Computer & The Williams Tube Baby and the Williams Tube turn on the memories.
John Bardeen, Walter Brattain & Wiliam ShockleyThe Transistor No, a transistor is not a computer, but this invention greatly affected the history of computers.
John Presper Eckert & John W. Mauchly UNIVAC Computer First commercial computer & able to pick presidential winners.
International Business Machines IBM 701 EDPM Computer IBM enters into 'The History of Computers'.
John Backus & IBM FORTRAN Computer Programming Language The first successful high level programming language.
Stanford Research Institute, Bank of America, and General ElectricERMA and MICR The first bank industry computer - also MICR (magnetic ink character recognition) for reading checks.
Jack Kilby & Robert NoyceThe Integrated Circuit Otherwise known as 'The Chip'
Jack Kilby & Robert NoyceThe Integrated Circuit Otherwise known as 'The Chip'
Douglas Engelbart Computer Mouse & Windows Nicknamed the mouse because the tail came out the end.
ARPA net The original Internet.
Intel 1103 Computer Memory The world's first available dynamic RAM chip.
Faggin, Hoff & MazorIntel 4004 Computer Microprocessor The first microprocessor.
Alan Shugart &IBMThe "Floppy" Disk Nicknamed the "Floppy" for its flexibility.
Robert Metcalfe & XeroxThe Ethernet Computer Networking Networking.
Scelbi & Mark-8 Altair & IBM 5100 Computers The first consumer computers.
Apple I, II & TRS-80 & Commodore Pet Computers More first consumer computers.
Dan Bricklin & Bob FrankstonVisiCalc Spreadsheet Software Any product that pays for itself in two weeks is a surefire winner.
Seymour Rubenstein & Rob BarnabyWordStar Software Word Processors.
IBMThe IBM PC - Home Computer From an "Acorn" grows a personal computer revolution
MicrosoftMS-DOS Computer Operating System From "Quick And Dirty" comes the operating system of the century.
Apple Lisa Computer The first home computer with a GUI, graphical user interface.
Apple Macintosh Computer The more affordable home computer with a GUI.
Microsoft Windows Microsoft begins the friendly war with Apple.