Computers

Computer Thought Time

Period: Jan 1, 1936 to Apr 13, 2012

First Prototype

Apr 13, 1936

Konrad Zuse made the first prototype of the computer that could be programmable was made

Computers start to have memory

Apr 13, 1948

Timeline Frederic Williams & Tom Kilburn make "tubes" to hole memory.

First commercial computer

Apr 13, 1951

John Presper Eckert & John W. Mauchly invent the first commericla use computer

First computer game made

Apr 13, 1962

Steve RussellSteve Russell invented the first computer game that was spacewar

Mouse

Apr 13, 1964

Douglas Engelbart makes the mouse. Called the mouse because the line comes out the back.

The Internet is created

Apr 13, 1969

Floppy disk

Apr 13, 1971

Floppy diskAlan Shugart the floppy disk is made

Consumer Computers

Apr 16, 1976

The first consumer computers are made public