Computers

By tpkonan

  • The First Commercially Successful Calculating Machine is Born

    The First Commercially Successful Calculating Machine is Born
    Charles Xavier Thomas de Colmar creates the world's first successful calculating machine. This becomes to be known as the Arithometer. This calculator could add, subtract, multiply, and divide. Source - Link text

  • The Analytical Engine is Created

    The Analytical Engine is Created
    The Analytical Engine was created by Henry Babbage. This portion of the analytical machine was designed to perform calculations. Source - Link text

  • The First Keyboard to Have a Shift Key is Introduced

    The First Keyboard to Have a Shift Key is Introduced
    The first keyboard with a shift key on the left side is created for the remington no. 2 typewriter. Source- Link text

  • The Complex Number Calculator is created.

    The Complex Number Calculator is created.
    The Complex Number Calculator is capable of adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing complex numbers. it also created a foundation for digital computers. Source - Link text

  • A Prototype of a Binary-Based Computer is Created

    A Prototype of a Binary-Based Computer is Created
    Two students from Iowa's state college create a prototype of a binary-based computer. Source - Link text

  • The First Computer Language is Born

    The First Computer Language is Born
    Grace Hopper helps develop the first computer language which becomes known as COBOL. This helps the United Nations keep tabs on Korea. Source - Link text

  • The First Computer Chip is Released

    The First Computer Chip is Released
    Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce release the integrated circuit, known as the computer chip. Kilby was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work. Source - Link text

  • The First Prototype of The Modern Computer is Reveiled

    The First Prototype of The Modern Computer is Reveiled
    Douglas Engelbart shows a prototype of the modern computer. This marks the evolution of the computer from a specialized machine for scientists and mathematicians to technology that is more accessible to the general public. Source - Link text

  • The First Dynamic Access Memory Chip is Released

    The First Dynamic Access Memory Chip is Released
    The newly formed Intel unveils the Intel 1103, the first Dynamic Access Memory (DRAM) chip. Source - Link text

  • The First Computer with a Single-Circuit Board is Released to the Public.

    The First Computer with a Single-Circuit Board is Released to the Public.
    Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak release the first Apple 1, a computer with a single-circuit board. Source - Link text

  • The First IBM Personal Computer is released to the Public

    The First IBM Personal Computer is released to the Public
    The First IBM Personal Computer is released to the Public. It had an Intel chip, two floppy disks and an optional color monitor. Its code name was "Acorn." Source - Link text

  • The First Laptop is released to the Public

    The First Laptop is released to the Public
    The Company Apple founded by Steve Jobs, releases the Lisa, a computer with a GUI. It was the first computer to be coined as "Laptop." Source - Link text