Computer Timeline

  • First freely programmable computer.

  • The Harvard Mark 1 computer.

  • First commercial computer & able to pick presidential winners.

  • The first successful high level programming language.

  • The first bank industry computer - also MICR (magnetic ink character recognition) for reading checks

  • The first computer game invented.

  • Nicknamed the mouse because the tail came out the end.

  • The first home computer with a GUI, graphical user interface.

    The first home computer with a GUI, graphical user interface.