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History of Computer Advances

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  • HP 200A Audio Oscillator Invented

    HP 200A Audio Oscillator Invented

    Invented by the Hewlett-Packard company in 1939. Used by Walt Disney as a sound generator. Became well know for engineers to use as a testing machine.
  • Atanasoff-Berry Computer (ABC) Invented

    Atanasoff-Berry Computer (ABC) Invented

  • SWAC Invented

    SWAC Invented

    The National Bureau of Standards completed its SWAC (Standards Western Automatic Computer) at the Institute for Numerical Analysis in Los Angeles.
  • Dataphone

    Dataphone

    AT&T designed its Dataphone, the first modem for converting digital computer data to signals for transmission across long distance networks.
  • Apollo Guidence Computer

    Apollo Guidence Computer

    The Apollo Guidance Computer was orbiting the Earth on Apollo 7.
  • The TV Typewriter

    The TV Typewriter

    Designed by Don Lancaster, it had two memory boards and could store 512 characters.
  • Sony Floppy Drives

    Sony Floppy Drives

    Sony introduced and shipped the first 3 1/2" floppy drives and diskettes in 1981
  • Macintosh Launched

    Macintosh Launched

    Apple Computer launched the Macintosh, the first mouse-driven computer.
  • Worm flooded the ARPANET

    Worm flooded the ARPANET

    Robert Morris sends a non destructive worm through the system.
  • The Pentium microprocessor is Released

    The Pentium microprocessor is Released

    Helped inprove graphics and music abilities