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1st business computer released
The 1st computer was released for US business by J. Presper Eckert and John Mauchly called the UNIVAC and was used for the Beurea of the Census to aid in census data collection. -
Computer complier
Grace Hopper develops the 1st program that translates computer instructions from english into machine language -
1st RAM disk drive
IBM engineers design the 1st disk drive for random access storage of data called the Model 305 disk storage unit which contained a stack of 50 24-inch aluminum disks storing 5 million bytes of data. -
1st integrated circuit
Jack Kilby of Texas Instruments implemented the 1st integrated circuit along with Robert Noyce of Fairchild Semiconductor. They wired-bonded 3 transistors together into what is now called a system in a package (SIP). -
the compact pdp-1 introduced
Digital equipment corp introduced the compact pdp-1 for the science and engineering market. its becomes the 1st computer to run Spacewar, a video game created by Steve Russell.
