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First computer
The first computer was invented by Konrad Zuse. The computer was titled the Z1. It stands as the first computer to be fully programmable. *The date is not accurate. It happened sometime during 1936. -
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Evolution of Computers
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ABC Computers
The first company to commerically profit off of the sale of computers. The owners were John Atanasoff and Clifford Berry, who both operated the company.- The date is in the year, not day specific.
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Harvard Mark 1
The harvard mark 1 was invented, which furthered the advancement in science. -
IBM
IBM was founded, or the Internation business machine was founded. -
Invention of the transistor
The transistor was invented, which became very much vital in every single computer. -
Integrated Circuit
The intergrated circuit was invented. It has become a major part in modern computers we have today. -
Mouse
The first mouse was invented, it was given the nickname "tail" from the cord leading out of it. It was invented by Douglass Engelbart. -
ARPA net
ARPA net, the first original internet was invented. This lead to the internet as we know it today. -
RAM Chip
The first RAM chip was invented. Openning the possibilities to computer innovation. -
Floppy Disk
The first portable storage device was invented. It allowed for data transfers without connecting computers using a network card. -
Network Card
The network card was invented. The network card allowed for data communication and transfer between computers. -
Personal Computers
The first personal computers come onto market. The Scelbi, Mark-8 Altair, IBM 5100, Apple I and II, TRS-80, and the Commodore Pet computers were all the first personal computers. -
Visicalc Spreadsheet Program
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The first spreedsheet program was invented. It was one of the most important computer programs in the total evolution of computers. -
IBM Home Computer
The IBM Home Computer was invented. It was extremably affordable for home and standard consumers. -
American National Standards Insitution (ANSI)
The american national standards institution was founded, which oversees development of american products to make sure they meet a specific standard. -
Microsoft MS-DOS
Microsoft's MS-DOS operating system became one of the most popular operating systems, it was easy to use and easy to learn. -
Graphical User Interface
The first GUI was used in Apple's Lisa Computer. It allowed the users to have a more appealing interface instead of a command line prompt like MS-DOS. -
Macintosh operating system
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The Macintosh operating system was invented by Apple, and is used on on most Apple PCs now, but it has been further upgraded. -
16MHZ Processor
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Intel invented the 80386 processor that had a processing speed of 16 megahertz. -
The World Wide Web
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The world wide web was invented! The World Wide Web was born. Tim Berners-Lee, a researcher at CERN, developped a programming language called HTML, which is how most websites are programmed today that was visit. -
Windows 98
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Windows 98 was invented, which was not entirely the best effort microsoft gave a developing a leading operating system, but it was functional. -
Windows XP
Computer History TimelineWindows XP, the most security intensive operating system created by Microsoft was invented. It lacks a very user appealing interface, but it is very much functional. -
Windows Vista
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Windows vista was invented, which had a leading appearance with Windows Aero, which is the transperant taskbar that is now used in Windows 7. -
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