computer time line

  • first mouse

    first mouse
    Invented and developed by Douglas Engelbart in the 1960’s. The mouse was originally referred to as an "X-Y Position Indicator for a Display System." This mouse was first used with the Xerox Alto computer system in 1973.
  • First computer game

    First computer game
    The first computer game is generally assumed to be the game Space war!, developed in 1962 at MIT Stephen Russell.
  • Apple 1 Released

    Apple 1 Released
    was released by the Apple Computer Company (now Apple Inc.) in 1976 April 11. Discontinue September 30, 1977
  • Invention of email

    Invention of email
    In 1978, a 14-year-old named V.A. Shiva Ayyadurai developed a computer program, which replicated the features of the interoffice, inter-organizational paper mail system. He named his program “EMAIL
  • first laptop

    first laptop
    The Osborne 1 was the name of the first laptop. It was released in 1981. Alan Kay invented the first laptop.
  • The invention of windows

    The invention of windows
    On November 20, 1985, two years after the initial announcement, Microsoft ships Windows 1.0. Now, rather than typing MS‑DOS commands.
  • Floppy disks

    Floppy disks
    now available from the design boom shop. 'The floppy disk drive (FDD) was invented at IBM by Alan shugart in 1967.
  • The founding of Google

    The founding of Google
    September 4 1998 it was invented by Larry Page and Sergey Brin.
  • The founding of Facebook

    The founding of Facebook
    February 4 2004. 19-year-old Mark Zuckerberg launched the site as a Harvard sophomore then called “thefacebook.com,” the site was an instant hit.
  • The first iPhone

    The first iPhone
    designed and marketed by Apple Inc. It is the first generation of iPhone and was announced on January 9, 2007 after years of rumours and speculation.