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Computer History

By carolineboroughs
  • Hewlett and Packard

    Hewlett and Packard

    Hewlett and Packard create Hewlett-Packard in their garage. Their first product was the 200A Audio Oscillator
  • Plankalkul

    Plankalkul

    Konrad Zuse begins his work on the Plankalkul, in an attempt to create theoretical preconditions to solve problems
  • Death of Alan Turing

    Death of Alan Turing

    Alan Turing published "On Computable Numbers" and had questioned human intelligence. He also helped with code-breaking in WWII
  • Virtual Memory

    Virtual Memory

    A team creates virtual memory, allowing computers to switch from program to program or from user to user
  • IMSAI

    IMSAI

    The IMSAI is founded. This coporation created the IMSAI 8080 microprocessor which sold 20,000 units.
  • Osborne I

    Osborne I

    The first portable computer, called the Osborne I was created.
  • Pretty Good Privacy (PGP)

    Pretty Good Privacy (PGP)

    An email encryption program, PGP is introduced.
  • Yahoo!

    Yahoo!

    Yang and Filo found Yahoo!
  • Caroline's first laptop

    Caroline's first laptop

    I got my first laptop
  • Allie's first iPad

    Allie's first iPad

    I got my first iPad