computer history decade

  • Model K Adder

    George Stibitz uses relays for a demonstration adder.
  • Hewlett-Packard is founded

    David Packard and Bill Hewlett founded their company and their first product, the HP 200A Audio Oscillator, quickly became popular piece of equipment for engineers.
  • Complex Number Calculator

    CNC is completed. First example of remote access computing.
  • Z3 Computer is completed

    Konrad Zuge completed the Z3 computer which uses 2,300 relays, performs floating point binary arithmetic, and has a 22-bit word length.
  • The Atanasoff-Berry Computer

    The ABC was created being the first automatic electronic digital computer.