Computer History Timeline

By iankriger1

  • ENIAC Invented

    ENIAC Invented
    Wikipedia - ENIACThe Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer. The machine was as big as a room and cost 500,000 dollars. First Computer in the world. Developed by the University of Pennsylvania.

  • Cathode Ray Tube Amusement Device

    Cathode Ray Tube Amusement Device
    Wikipedia - First Video GameFirst Interactive Electronic Game. Created By Thomas T. Goldsmith Jr. Missile Simulator based on WWII

  • First Integrated Circuit

    First Integrated Circuit
    Computer History in the 1950's Jack Kilby created the first integrated circuit at Texas Instruments to prove that resistors and capacitors could exist on the same piece of semiconductor material.

  • First Type Writer

    First Type Writer
    Wikipedia - First Type Writer Created to aid in the book writing industry. When a key is pressed, a mechanical arm with ink in the shape of a letter is pressed agains the paper behind it.

  • First Internet

    First Internet
    Wikipedia - ARPANET
    First Internetworking program. Created by Robert Taylor and students from MIT. Tried to type LOG on it and when they got to the "G" the system crashed.

  • Apple Inc.

    Apple Inc.
    Apple Inc.
    Created in Cupertino CA., Apple Inc. was very unsuccesful at its start. It didn't sell much in the first ten years in existance and was a failure and went bankrupt many times until CEO Steve Jobs decided to revolutionize the computer and mobile tablet with the Mac and the Ipad.

  • First Monitor Computer

    First Monitor Computer
    Wikipedia - First Monitor Computer
    Created for easy process of data. Used at first for political, governmental and military use then in the 1980's on it was used by millions of civilians.

  • Hewlett Packard's HP-85

    Hewlett Packard's HP-85
    Multiple DatesA microcomputer with 16kB of RAM and a 5-inch CRT display. Fastest Computer of its age.

  • Internet Explorer

    Internet Explorer
    Internet Explorer Internet Explorer 1 Releases as part of an expansion pack for Windows. Became very popular and successful from that point on.

  • First Ipod

    First Ipod
    Ipod HistoryDigital Media Player. Created By Apple Inc. and Steve Jobs as founder.

  • Safari

    Safari
    Safari Realeased to the public as an open beta in 2003. Was patched in 2004 to make it the browser we have come to know and love today. Released by Apple Inc. it was supposed to be their back up to the IOS series.

  • Flickr

    Flickr
    Flickr
    Flickr was created by Ludicorp. In 2005 it was bought out by yahoo. It currently has over 80 million users. Made over 900 million dollars in 2010

  • Facebook Creation

    Facebook Creation
    Facebook
    Created by Mark Zuckerburg, it has become the fastest growing social networking program ever. Originated from Zuckerburg's ealrier program Facemash which hacked into Harvard's private system and posted videos of buildings and people on the site.

  • Mozilla Firefox

    Mozilla Firefox
    Mozilla Firefox
    Mozilla wanted to focus on thunderbird and their very prominent internet surfing abilities with this creation. Was originally going to be called Blazer but was changed to FireFox when the basketball team the Blazers threatened to sue them.

  • Ipad 2

    Ipad 2
    Ipad 2
    CEO Steve Jobs created the company. Ipad was to be there best selling device since their Mac computers. IOS5 to make the Ipad even more revolutionary. Steve Jobs has since died.