Computer Timeline

By Kristie.Le

  • The Mechanical Computer

    The Mechanical Computer
    The first computer that resembled a modern computer was invented by Charles Babbage between 1833 and 1871.The computer was powerful enough to do simple calculations

  • First Personal Computer: Kenbak-1

    First Personal Computer: Kenbak-1
    The first personal computer in history, the Kenbak-1, is created by John Blankenbaker, and sold for only $750. However, only around 40 of these computers ever sold. It was able to execute hundreds of calculations in a single second

  • First Apple Computer: Apple-1

    First Apple Computer: Apple-1
    Apple takes the stage and releases their first computer: the Apple-1. The Apple-1 was different from other computer at the time. It came fully assembled and on a single motherboard

  • The Osborne-1

    The Osborne-1
    The Osborne 1 is the first commercially successful portable computer, released on April 3, 1981 by Osborne Computer Corporation

  • First Windows Operating System: Windows 1.0

    First Windows Operating System: Windows 1.0
    Microsoft released its first version of the Windows operating system, Windows 1.0. What made Windows 1.0 remarkable was its reliance on the computer mouse which wasn’t standard yet

  • World Wide Web is created

    World Wide Web is created
    The World Wide Web is created by Sir Tim Berners-Lee of CERN. When it was first created, it wasn’t intended to grow into a massive platform that would connect the average person. Rather, it was originally just intended to easily share information between scientists and universities.