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The Computer
The Microcomputer, and the progression of it since its first introduction to the world we live in. -
Commodore VIC-20 Commodore introduces the VIC-20
Commodore releases the VIC-20 home computer as the successor to the Commodore PET personal computer. Intended to be a less expensive alternative to the PET, the VIC-20 was highly successful, becoming the first computer to sell more than a million units. Commodore even used Star Trek television star William Shatner in advertisements. http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/1980/ -
Apple Lisa Apple introduces the Lisa computer
Lisa is the first commercial personal computer with a graphical user interface (GUI). It was thus an important milestone in computing as soon Microsoft Windows and the Apple Macintosh would soon adopt the GUI as their user interface, making it the new paradigm for personal computing.
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Acorn Archimedes microcomputer Acorn Archimedes is released
Acorn's ARM RISC microprocessor is first used in the company's Archimedes computer system. One of Britain's leading computer companies, Acorn continued the Archimedes line, which grew to nearly twenty different models, into the 1990s. Acorn spun off ARM as its own company to license microprocessor designs, which in turn has transformed mobile computing with ARM’s low power, high-performance processors and systems-on-chip (SoC). -
The Internet
The online world then took on a more recognizable form in 1990, when computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web. -
The Rise of Mobile Computing
Mobile computing is one of the most recent major milestones in the history of computers. Many smartphones today have higher processor speeds and more memory than desktop PCs had even ten years ago. With phones like the iPhone and the Motorola Droid, it’s becoming possible to perform most of the functions once reserved for desktop PCs from anywhere. http://sixrevisions.com/resources/the-history-of-computers-in-a-nutshell/ -
IPAD IS INVENTED
Apple invents and launches the iPad. Apple unveils the iPad, changing the way consumers view media and jumpstarting the dormant tablet computer segment.
