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Computer History Project

  • The Z1, The First Programmable Computer

    The Z1 was created by Konrad Zuse in his parents basement from 1936 to 1938. This was the first functional and programmable computer.
  • The Turing Machine

    Created by Alan Turing in 1936. The Turing Machine was a device that printed symbols on paper tape in a way that copied a human following a list of logical instructions.
  • The Colossus

    The Colossus was the first electrical programmable computer developed by Tommy Flowers. This was first shown in December 1943. The Colussus was made to help British code breakers read German messages,
  • The ENIAC

    The ENIAC was created by J. Presper Eckert and John Mauchly. They started in 1943 and finished in 1946. The ENIAC was the first digital computer.
  • THE ERA 1101

    The first commercially produced computer. It could hold 1 million bits on its magnetic drum. This was the earliest magnetic storage devices.
  • DEC´s PDP-1

    This is the ancestor of the mini-computer. It has a very large scope.
  • PDP-8

    The PDP-8 was the first successful minicomputer that had a great commercial value. This mini computer is very small and fast which makes it a popular item.
  • Telenet

    Telenet The Telenet was a device that linked computers together. It was the first commercial packet switching network.
  • MITS Altair

    The MITS Altair is like a personal computer than can store up to 256 bytes of memory. It has been updated many times by Bill Gates by updating the BASIC software language.
  • Amiga 1000 with Seiko Music Keyboard

    The Amiga 1000 is a personal computer with video and audio capabilities. It has a lot of add ons that is allowed to be stored.
  • Deskpro 386 realeased in market

    Compaq releases the Deskpro 386 to the market. The Deskpro 386 has a 32 bit system which faster and more reliable than most computers.
  • WWB/HTML Born (Networking)

    Time Berners-Lee basically created the world wide web whenever he created HyperText Markup Language, or HTML. HTML allowed the Internet to expand into World Wide Web.
  • Mosaic Web Browser Relseased (Networking)

    Mosaic Browser was the first commercial software that allowed graphical access to content on the internet. It was designed by Eric Bina and Marc Andreessen.
  • Google is founded

    Google is founded by Sergey Brin and Larry Page. Google soon became the biggest and most reliable search engine in the world.