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The First Computer
Mathematician Charles Babbages attempts to built a calculating machine. Although a failure, it was the first computer in history. -
Scientist J.V. Anastoff attemps to build the first computer without gears, cams, belts or shaft.
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Atanasoff-Berry Computer
Atanasoff and Clifford Berry invent a computer that can solve 29 equations, making it the first computer that can store data. -
Mauchly and Presper create the UNIVAC, the fisrt commercial computer for buissness and government.
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COBOL
Grace Hopper deveolps the COBOL, the first computer language. -
Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce invent the integrated cirtcuit.
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Mouse Invention
Douglas Engelbert constructs the first prototype of modern computer, inventing also the mouse and and the Graphic User Interface. -
Alan Shugart invents the "floppy disk", making it able for computers to share data.
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Ethernet
Xerox develops Ethernet for connecting multiple computers and other hardware. -
The IBM 5100 becomes the first commercially available portable computer.
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Apple Inc.
Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak create the first Apple computer. -
Radio Shak makes a maximum sell of "non-geek" computer, making it possible for everyone to use their programs.
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WordStar
The first word processor is created by the relaese of WordStar. -
The Acorn IBM Personal Computer is released, it has an Intel chip, two floppy disks and an optional color monitor. Also starts the term "PC".
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The first dot-com site is created, being it "symbolics.com", by Symbolics Computer Company in Massachussets.
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Windows History
Microsoft announces Windows to compete with Apple's GUI. -
HTML
Tim Berners-Lee develops HTML starting the Word Wide Web -
The term Wi-Fi becomes part of the computing language and users begin connecting to the Internet without wires.
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OS X
Apple develops the Mac OS X program that provides new features for Macintosh. -
Mozilla’s Firefox 1.0 challenges Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, the dominant web browers.