Computer Timeline

  • The first computer

    The first computer
    The first programmable computer was developed.
  • Period: to

    The Evolution of the Computer

  • The Transitor

    The Transitor
    This was created by the bell telephone company and it was an important component
  • IBM

    IBM
    International Business Machines came out with their first computer machine.
  • Bank computers

    Bank computers
    The first bank computers were invented to read checks
  • computer chip

    computer chip
    Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce invented the integrated circuit.
  • Computer Games

    Computer Games
    Spacewar games invented the first computer video games.
  • the mouse

    the mouse
    Douglas Engelbart invented the computer mouse.
  • The internet

    The internet
    The first internet was called ARPANET. The original internet wasn't used very widely because not many people had access to it.
  • Personal computer

    Personal computer
    Many personal computers began to appear i the market ibm and Apple were amonst them
  • Microsoft

    Microsoft
    Gates worked with Paul Allen to develop BASIC for the Altair 8800.
  • Laptop

    Laptop
    This was a portable and better computer than the previous versions.
  • the internet

    the internet
    Tim Berners Less came up with the World Wide Web
  • Mini computers

    Mini computers
    Nokia introduced a phone that had internet capabilities. This started a revolution of devices that were small'portable computers.