Hardware History

  • Nintendo was invented

    Nintendo was invented
    Nintendo was invented by Fusajiro Yamauchi in 1889
  • Antanasoff-Berry-Computer (ABC) was invented

    Antanasoff-Berry-Computer (ABC) was invented
    ABC was one of the first electronic digital computing devices. Invented by Clifford Berry & John Vincent Atanasoff
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    first generation of computers invented

    Vacuum Tubes was the significant invented that made the first generation computer.
  • Game consoles were invented

    Game consoles were invented
    Game Consoles were invented by Ralph H. Baer in 1950
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    Second generation of computers invented

    Transistors was the invention that made the second generation computers.
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    Third generation of computers invented

    Integrated Circuits is the invention that made the third generation of computers.
  • DEC PDP-8 (Digital Equipment Corporation) was invented

    DEC PDP-8 (Digital Equipment Corporation) was invented
    DEC PDP-8 was invented by C. Gordon Bell in 1965
  • Minicomputer was invented

    Minicomputer was invented
    The Minicomputer was invented by Kenneth Olsen in 1965
  • Microcomputer was invented

    Microcomputer was invented
    The Microcomputer was invented by Ted Hoff in 1969
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    Fourth generation of computers invented

    Microprocessor is the invention that made the third generation of computers
  • E-books were invented

    E-books were invented
    E-books were invented by John Vincent Atanasoff in 1971
  • Digital camera was invented

    Digital camera was invented
    Digital cameras were invented by Steven Sasson in 1975
  • Apple computer was invented

    Apple computer was invented
    The Apple computer was invented by Steve Jobs in 1976
  • Personal computer was invented

    Personal computer was invented
    The PC was invented by Philip Don Estridge in early 1981
  • Laptop was invented

    Laptop was invented
    The laptop was invented by Adam Osborne in 1981
  • IBM PC was invented

    IBM PC was invented
    IBM PC was invented by John Vincent Atanasoff in 1981
  • Kodak DCS (Digital Camera System 100) was invented

    Kodak DCS (Digital Camera System 100) was invented
    Kodak DCS was invented by Kodak in 1991
  • Web cam was invented

    Web cam was invented
    The Webcam was invented by the Cambridge University science department in 1991
  • Smartphones was invented

    Smartphones was invented
    Smartphones were invented by IBM in 1992
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    Fifth generation of Computers invented

    Artificial Intelligence is the invention that made the fifth generation of computers