cosc 1401 class assignment

By dustinleleaux

  • charles babbage

    concept of programmable computer

  • herman hollerith

    founder of tbm

  • z1 computer

    mechanical calculator, important breakthrough for future computer design

  • 1st gerneration computer

    used vacuum tubes to store data

  • 2nd generation computer

    used transitors to store data

  • eniac

    first successful highsped computer

  • univac

    first commercialy successful diital computer

  • 3rd generation computer

    used integrated circuits

  • jack kilby

    invented integrated circuits

  • basic

    had high level programming languages

  • 4th generation computer

    this generation is also still used today. had microchip proccessor

  • introduction of the GUI

    made with easier interaction with computers

  • altair computer

    first personal comuter, recognized as the spark that ignited the micro computer revelution

  • bill gates

    part creator-owner of altair

  • apple II

    first highly successul mass produced computer

  • steve jobs

    created apple 1 and 2

  • wordstar

    first word proccessor

  • visicalc

    first electronic spread sheet

  • osborne computer

    impact resistant, and first to come with software

  • pagemaker

    fist desktop computer

  • excel

    firs spread sheet to use graphical interface

  • mosaic

    350% increase in internet traffic

  • netscape

    became open source