computer timeline

  • The analytical machine

    The analytical machine
    Analytical Engine, generally considered the first computer, designed and partly built by an English inventor in the 19th century
  • Von Neumann architecture

    Von Neumann architecture
    A computer architecture conceived by mathematician John von Neumann.
  • the univac

    the univac
    UNIVAC is the name of a line of electronic digital stored-program computers starting with the products of the Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation
  • ENIAC

    ENIAC
    The Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer (ENIAC), was the first general-purpose electronic computer.
  • UNIX operating system

    UNIX operating system
    UNIX is an operating system which was first developed in the 1960s, and has been under constant development ever since. By operating system, we mean the suite of programs which make the computer work. It is a stable, multi-user, multi-tasking system for servers, desktops and laptops.
  • altair

    altair
    The MITS Altair 8800 was a microcomputer design from 1975 based on the Intel 8080 CPU.
  • cray-1

    cray-1
  • apple

    apple
    Apple Computer, Inc., is a multinational corporation that creates consumer electronics, personal computers, computer software, and commercial servers, and is a digital distributor of media content. Apple's core product lines are the iphone smart phone, iPad tablet computer, iPod portable media players, and Macintosh computer line. Founders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak effectively created Apple Computer on April 1, 1976, with the release of the Apple I, and incorporated the company on January 3,
  • abacus

    abacus
    A typical computer operation back when computers were people.