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The first freely programmable computer came into play
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The transistor was invented by Bell Telephone Company. It wasn't a computer in itself'but it was a vital computer component.
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International Business Machines came out with their first computer machine.
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The first bank computers were invented. They used MICR'or magnetic ink character recognition'to read checks.
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Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce invented the integrated circuit'better known as the computer chip
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Spacewar games invented the first computer video games.
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Douglas Engelbart invented the computer mouse. He called it the mouse because the cord came out the back like a tail.
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The first internet was called ARPANET. The original internet wasn't used very widely because not many people had access to it.
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IBM and Apple were just a couple of the brands that put out the first personal computers.
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Bill Gates worked with Paul Allen to develop BASIC for the Altair 8800.
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Microsoft made a program that was compatible with IBM computers. This let more people come into contact with the now well-known program.
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The first laptop computer 'the Power Book 100' came out. There were other portable computers before this but they were very clunky and expensive.
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The first internet convention was held.
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Nokia introduced a phone that had internet capabilities. This started a revolution of devices that were small'portable computers.
