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Joseph-Marie Jacquard
Joeseph-Marie Jacuard invents an automatic loom controlled by punch cards -
Arithmometer
The Arithmometer was the first mass-produced calculator invented by Charles Xavier Thomas de Colmar -
tabulating machine
Per Georg and his son Edvard invented the Tabulating Machine -
Z1 computer
Konrad Zuse made the first freely programable computer. -
IBM 650
The IBM 650 magnetic drum calculator established itslelf as the first mas-produced computer, with the company selling 450 in one year. -
Hewlett Packard
Hewlett Packard introuduces its HP-85. A microcomputer with 16kb of RAM and a 5-inch CRT display. -
IBM
IBM joins the computer race by introducing IBM 5150 PC that used 4.77-MHz intel 8088 processer, 16kB base memory and PC-DOS (MS-DOS) for the OS. -
Apple Lisa
The Apple Lisa was the first successful computer with a graphical user interface and a mouse. The cost was $10,000 -
Commodore 64
The Commodore 64 retains the record as the most sucessful single computer model ever, selling over 10 million units. They also made a portable Commodore 64 and it is called the SX-64, It weighs 23 pounds, and has a built in 5-inch color CRT screen. -
Wacom
Wacom is one of the largest and well known manufacturers of computer graphic tablets. -
PNY Technologies
PNY Technologies company is founded -
Dell
Dell releases its first computer, the "Turbo PC". -
compaq computer
Compaq computers pucheses digital equpment corporation for $9.6 billion -
iphone 5c
the iphone 5c is going to be on shelves on September 20th. the iphone 5c is plastice andnot metal or glass. the iphone 5c for a 16gb costs $199, for the 32gb is $299, for the 64gb is $399. -
facial recognition technology
in the future police departments will beaable to use this when they look at mug shots of criminals and match there face to identifiy them.
