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Hardware History Timeline

By destiniwallace
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    First Generation

    Vacuum tubes used for circuitry and magnetic drums.
  • Antanasoff-Berry-Computer (ABC) was invented.

    Antanasoff-Berry-Computer (ABC) was invented.

    Antanasoff-Berry-Computer (ABC) was invented by John Atanasoff and Clifford Berry.
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    Second Generation

    Transistors were used.
  • IBM PC (International Business Machines personal computer) was invented

    IBM PC (International Business Machines personal computer) was invented

    IBM PC (International Business Machines personal computer) was invented by Philip Don Estridge.
  • Minicomputer was invented.

    Minicomputer was invented.

    Minicomputer was invented by Seymour Cray.
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    Third Generation

    Used integrated circuits.
  • Game consoles were invented.

    Game consoles were invented.

    Game consoles were invented by Ralph H. Baer.
  • DEC PDP-8 (Digital Equipment Corporation) was invented.

    DEC PDP-8 (Digital Equipment Corporation) was invented.

    DEC PDP-8 (Digital Equipment Corporation) was invented by C. Gordon Bell and Edson de Castro.
  • Nintendo was invented.

    Nintendo was invented.

    Nintendo was invented by Gunpei Yokoi.
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    Fourth Generation

    Use microprocessors.

  • E-books were invented.

    E-books were invented by Michael S. Hart
  • Microcomputer was invented.

    Microcomputer was invented.

    Microcomputer was invented by Ed Roberts.
  • Apple computer was invented.

    Apple computer was invented.

    Apple computer was invented by Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs.
  • Digital camera was invented.

    Digital camera was invented.

    Digital camera was invented by Steven Sasson.
  • Laptop was invented.

    Laptop was invented.

    Laptop was invented by William Moggridge.
  • Personal computer was invented.

    Personal computer was invented.

    Personal computer was invented by Philip Don Estridge.
  • Kodak DCS (Digital Camera System 100) was invented.

    Kodak DCS (Digital Camera System 100) was invented.

    Kodak DCS (Digital Camera System 100) was invented.
  • Web cam was invented.

    Web cam was invented.

    Web cam was invented by the Cambridge University science department.
  • Smartphones was invented.

    Smartphones was invented.

    Smartphones was invented by IBM.
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    Fifth Generation

    Artificial Intelligence