computers

The first computer

Mar 14, 1939

In 1939 Hewlett-Packard and David Packard and Bill Hewlett created the first computer. The first computer they made was the HP 200A Audio Oscillator

The complex calculator

Feb 23, 1940

In 1940's , George Stibitz demonstrated the CNC at an American Mathematical Society conference held at Dartmouth College.

ENIAC

Feb 16, 1946

In February, the public got its first glimpse of the ENIAC, a machine built by John Mauchly and J. Presper
Start of project: 1943
Completed: 1946
Programmed: plug board and switches
Speed: 5,000 operations per second
Input/output: cards, lights, switches, plugs
Floor space: 1,000 square feet
Project leaders: John Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert.

MANIAC

Jul 26, 1952

John von Neumann´s IAS computer became operational at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Princeton, N.J.

IBM 701

May 10, 1953

IBM shipped its first electronic computer, the 701.

IBM stretch

Mar 4, 1959

IBM´s 7000 series mainframes were the company´s first transistorized computers. At the top of the line of computers — all of which emerged significantly faster and more dependable than vacuum tube machines — sat the 7030, also known as the "Stretch."

Douglas Engelbart

Sep 19, 1964

Douglas Engelbart shows a prototype of the modern computer, with a mouse and a graphical user interface (GUI). 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.

Memory chip

Apr 10, 1970

The newly formed Intel unveils the Intel 1103, the first Dynamic Access Memory (DRAM) chip.

Radio shack

Jun 27, 1977

Radio Shack's initial production run of the TRS-80 was just 3,000. It sold like crazy. For the first time, non-geeks could write programs and make a computer do what they wished.

Wi-Fi

Dec 12, 1999

The term Wi-Fi becomes part of the computing language and users begin connecting to the Internet without wires.