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Charles Babbage
Charles Babbage first invented a steam driven calculating machine. More than a century later the worlds first computer was built -
Herman Hollerith
Herman Hollerith invented a punch ccard system to calculate the 1880 census, by doing that he helped the government save $5 million. -
J.V. Atanasoff
J.V. Atanasoff attempts to build the first computer without gears, cams, belts or shafts. -
J.V. Atanasoff and Clifford Berry
Atanasoff Clifford Berry design a computer that can solve 29 equations, this marks the first computer to be invented. -
Douglas Engelbart
Douglas Engelbart shows a prototype of modern times computer with a mouse and a graphical user interface, this marks the evolution of the computer.- -
Dynamic Access Memory
The newly formed Intel unveils the Intel 1103, the first Dynamic Access Memory (DRAM) chip -
IBM personal computer
The first IBM computer, code named "Acorn," was first introduced. It uses Microsoft’s MS-DOS operating system, an Intel chip, two floppy disks and an optional color monitor. -
First personal computer
Apple's Lisa was the first personal computer, this computer a drop down menu, it was also the first to be marketed as a "laptop." -
PCs become gaming machines
PCs became a gaming machine for common games like, Command & Conquer, Alone in the Dark 2, Theme Park, Magic Carpet, Descent and Little Big Adventure are among the games on the computer. -
Microsoft invests $150 million in Apple
Ending Apple's court case against Microsoft in which it alleges that Microsoft copied the “look and feel” of its operating system. -
Apple unveils the Mac OS X operating system
The Mac OS X provides protected memory architecture and pre-emptive multi-tasking, among other benefits. -
Mozilla’s Firefox 1.0 challenges Microsoft’s Internet Explorer
Firefox and Internet Explorer are the two dorminant web browser that are battling against each other -
Apple introduces the MacBook Pro
Apple introdeces the MacBook Pro, the first Intel-based, dual-core mobile computer, as well as an Intel-based IMac -
Apple introduces the IPhone
One year later, Apple invents the IPhone, a smartphone at functions like a computer. -
Windows 7
Microsoft luanches the Windows 7, which provides the ability to pin applications.
