computers time line By johnbronner Feb 17, 1874 IBM PC Sep 23, 1889 Nintendo Period: Aug 20, 1940 to Sep 17, 2013 cmputers time line Sep 17, 1940 1st generation of computers Sep 17, 1956 2nd generations of computers Sep 18, 1957 DEC PDP-8 Oct 30, 1960 Game consoles Sep 17, 1964 3rd generation of computers Nov 20, 1969 Microcomputer Sep 17, 1971 4th generation of computers Nov 18, 1971 Personal computer Oct 21, 1975 Digital camera Apr 1, 1976 Apple computer Jun 7, 1991 Laptop Sep 19, 1991 Web cam Apr 20, 1992 Smartphones Sep 8, 2011 E-books Sep 17, 2013 5th generation of computers