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Herman Hollerith designs a punch card system to claculate the census and saves the goverment $5 million dollars and his company ecventually becomes IBM.
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J.V. Adtanasoff and his college grad create the first memory storing computer.
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Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce invent the first computer chip.
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Douglas Engelbart invents the first prototype for a modern computer with a mouse and keyboard.
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The DRAM or dynamic access memory is invented.
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The floppy disc is created allowing memory access across computer.
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Robert Mcalfe creates the ethernet for connecting multiple computers
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Steve Jobs and Steve Wosniak create the apple I a computer with a single circuit board.
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The TRS-80 is created and meant for non-geeks.
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Apple's Lisa is the first flip computer with a gui so it is considered the first laptop.
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Microsoft reveals windows as a response to apple's laptop.
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PCs are created allowing people to play games.
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Wi-FI is released, allowing access to the internet without ethernet cables.
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Apple releases the mac os x system to which allows protected storage
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Apple releases ipad a more transportable version of a computer.