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Evolution Of Computers Source http://www.livescience.com/20718-computer-history.html

  • Automatic loom

    Automatic loom
    Joseph Marie Jacquard invents a automatic loom that uses punched wooden cards to weave fabric designs.
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  • Steam calculator

    Steam calculator
    Charles Babbage creates a steam driven calculating machine resulting in a failure
  • Wooden punch cards

    Wooden punch cards
    Herman Hollerith designs a punch card system to calculate the 1880 census.
  • Universal machine

    Universal machine
    Alan Turing present the notion of a universal machine.
  • First computer without belts

    First computer without belts
    J.V. Atanasoff attempts to build the first computer without gears, belts, or shafts.
  • 29 Equations

    29 Equations
    Atanasoff and a graduate student designs a computer that can solve 29 equations at 1 time.
  • ENIAC

    ENIAC
    2 university professors build ENIAC
  • First commercial computer

    First commercial computer
    Mauchly and Presper are funded to create the first commercial computers
  • Transistors

    Transistors
    William Shockley, John Bardeen, and WalterBrattain create the first transistor.
  • First computer language

    Grace Hopper develops the first computer language.
  • Foton

    Forton programming language is born.
  • Integrated circuit

    Integrated circuit
    Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce unveil the integrated circuit.
  • Mouse and GUI

    Mouse and GUI
    Douglas Engelbartshows prototype of first computer with a mouse and GUI.
  • UNIX

    UNIX
    Bell Labs creates the UNIX operating system.
  • DRAM

    DRAM
    Intel creates the first DRAM
  • Floppy disk

    Floppy disk
    IBM engineers create the floppy disk.
  • Ethernet cable

    Ethernet cable
    Robert Meltcalfe creates the ethernet cable.
  • Period: to

    1974- 1977

    Personal computers hit the market.
  • Microsoft

    Microsoft
    Microsoft is created.
  • Apple

    Apple
    Apple is created and invents the Apple 1.
  • Apple 2

    Apple 2
    TRS-80 sold crazily and Apple 2 shown off at the first computer fair.
  • Visicalc

    Visicalc
    Visicalc is created.
  • Wordstar

    Wordstar
    Wordstar is created.
  • Acorn

    Acorn
    First IBM personal computer code: Acorn
  • LISA

    LISA
    Apple's Lisa has first personal computer GUI.
  • Windows

    Windows
    Microsoft announces windows, Commodore unveils Amiga 1000, and first dot-com domain is registered.
  • 32bit

    32bit
    Compaq brings deskpro 386 to market and 32 bit computers bring speed comparable to mainframes.
  • HTML

    HTML
    Tim Berners- Lee develops HTML.
  • Pentium Processors

    Pentium Processors
    Pentium Microprocessors advances graphics and music on pc's.
  • Gaming

    Gaming
    PC's become used for gaming.
  • Google

    Google
    Sergey Brin and Larry Pagedevelop google.
  • Apple investments

    Apple investments
    Microsoft invests $150 million in Apple which was struggling.
  • Wifi

    Wifi
    The term wifi becomes part of the computing language.
  • Mac

    Mac
    Apple unveils Mac os X.
  • 64 bit

    64 bit
    First 64 bit processor developed by AMD.
  • Face book launches

    Face book launches
    Firefox challenges internet explorer to dominant browser and facebook launches.
  • Android

    Android
    Youtube is founded and google aquires android.
  • Mac book pro

    Mac book pro
    Apple introduces the Mac book pro.
  • Iphone

    Iphone
    The Iphone is released.
  • Windows 7

    Windows 7
    Microsoft launches windows 7.
  • Ipad

    Ipad
    Apple unveils the Ipad.
  • Chrome Book

    Chrome Book
    Google releases the Chrome book.
  • Facebook

    Facebook
    Facebook gains 1 billion users.
  • Windows 10

    Windows 10
    Apple releases the apple watch and Microsoft releases windows 10.