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Evolution of the Computer- FOT A 2B

By TBlooms
  • Z1 Computer

    Z1 Computer

    Konrad Zuse invented a computer that could be freely programmed. He called it the Z1 Computer
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    Computer Inventions and Innovations

  • ABC Computer

    ABC Computer

    John Atanasoff and Clifford Berry invented the first computer for computation.
  • Harvard Mark I Computer

    Harvard Mark I Computer

    Howard Aiken and Grace Hopper made this first generation of a modern-day computer
  • ENIAC 1 Computer

    ENIAC 1 Computer

    John Eckert and John Mauchly made this out of 20,000 vacuum tubes.
  • The Transistor

    The Transistor

    John Bardeen, Walter Brattain, and William Shockly invented the transistor, a switch that greatly helped innovate computers.
  • Baby Computer and Williams Tube

    Baby Computer and Williams Tube

    Frederic Williams and Tom Kilburn made the first computers to store more memory than a paragraph.
  • UNIVAC Computer

    UNIVAC Computer

    John Eckert and John Mauchly, the same creators of the ENIAC 1, innovated the computer further by making the first industrial computer that's able to pick presidential winners.
  • IBM 701 EDPM Computer

    IBM 701 EDPM Computer

    The first personal computer was made by International Business Machines.
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    Company Debuts

  • FORTRAN Computer Programming Language

    FORTRAN Computer Programming Language

    John Backus joined with IBM created the FORTRAN Computer ProgrammIng Language. It was the first successful high level programming language.
  • ERMA and MICR

    ERMA and MICR

    GE,Bank of America, and the Stanford Research Institute invented the ERMA and MICR computers. The ERMA was the first banking computer and the MICR was used for scanning ink and reading checks.
  • The Integrated Circuit

    The Integrated Circuit

    Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce Invented the first computer chip.
  • Space War Computer Game

    Space War Computer Game

    Steve Russell and MIT invented the first ever computer game.
  • Computer Mouse

    Computer Mouse

    The computer mouse was invented by Douglas Engelbart. He named it a "mouse" because a wire came out of one end that looked like a tail.
  • ARPAnet

    ARPAnet

    The original internet. Made by too many people to name.
  • Intel 1103 Computer Memory

    Intel 1103 Computer Memory

    Made by Intel, this was the first RAM chip.
  • First Micropocessor

    First Micropocessor

    A Japanese company named Busicom made this with 2250 transistors that could perform 90,000 operations a second.
  • The "Floppy" Disk

    The "Floppy" Disk

    IBM and Alan Shugart invented the first portable memory device. Called "Floppy" for its bendability.
  • Ethernet Computer Networking

    Ethernet Computer Networking

    The first way a home can connect to the internet.
  • Scelbi and mark-8 altair

    Scelbi and mark-8 altair

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    Affordable Consumer Computers

  • IBM 5100

    IBM 5100

  • Apple 1 and TRS-80

    Apple 1 and TRS-80

  • Commodore Pet and Apple 2

    Commodore Pet and Apple 2

  • Wordstar Software

    Wordstar Software

    Seymour Rubenstein and Rob Barnaby designed the first word processor.
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    The "Computer War"

  • MS-DOS Computer Operating System

    MS-DOS Computer Operating System

    Microsofts first computer.
  • The IBM PC- Home Computer

    The IBM PC- Home Computer

    The first family computer that started a revolution in technology.
  • Apple Lisa Computer

    Apple Lisa Computer

    The first home computer with a graphical user interface.
  • Apple Macintosh Computer

    Apple Macintosh Computer

    Apple made a more affordable version of the Lisa computer that still had a GUI.
  • Microsoft Windows

    Microsoft Windows

    Started the electronic war between Apple and Microsoft.
  • Pixar is Founded

    Pixar is Founded

  • The World Wide Web and HTML

    The World Wide Web and HTML

    The World Wide Web is born and HTML is created by a company called CERN.
  • Doom is the First "3D" Game

    Doom is the First "3D" Game

    id Software released this "3D" game in 1993 and it began a revolution in 3D and shooter games.
  • Yahoo is Founded

    Yahoo is Founded