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Computer Timeline

  • Z1

    Z1

    Konrad Zuse creates the Z1 Computer a binary digital computer using punch tape
  • ABC Computer

    ABC Computer

    John Vincent Atanasoff and Clifford Berry develop the ABC (Atanasoft-Berry Computer) prototype
  • FORTRAN

    FORTRAN

    John Backus & IBM develop the FORTRAN Computer Programming Language
  • Silicon Chip

    Silicon Chip

    The first integrated circuit, or silicon chip, is produced by the US Jack Kilby & Robert Noyce
  • RAM

    RAM

    Intel introduces the world's first available dynamic RAM ( random-access memory) chip and the first microprocessor, the Intel 4004.
  • First Video Game

    First Video Game

    Atari releases Pong, the first commercial video game
  • Microsoft

    Microsoft

    MS-DOS Computer Operating System increases its success
  • Nintendo

    Nintendo

    The Nintendo Entertainment System makes its debut.
  • World Wide Web

    World Wide Web

    The World Wide Web is launched to the public
  • Web TV

    Web TV

    WebTV is introduced