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Complex Number Calculator
One of the very first machines that were used for remote access computing as a calculator. Created by George Stibitz in 1940 a year after the very first machine that could only make sound effects. -
Atanasoff-Berry Computer (ABC)
The ABC was created by John V. Anastoff for the specific purpose of solving multiple linear equations simultaneously. Many prototypes were created previously, but it became fully functional 1942. -
Vacuum Tubes
Vacuum tubes widely improve the computer field. Thousands are used -
Fortran
The first successful digital computer language that became universal for all use of data. -
Microchip Integrated Circuit
The first Microchip was created and would soon reduce electronic functions from a factor of one million functions to one. -
Spacewar
First video game ever created. This was significant because video games are a large part of every day life today. -
ARAPnet
The original internat is first created. It was created to protect the files of the military tot he public as a digita shelter for nuclear warfare. -
First Microprocessor
The first microprocessor is created by Intel made up of parts to make the computer think (CPU, memory, input and output controls, etc.) -
Floppy Disk
Shortly after the Microprocessor, the "Floppy Disk" was created to read and write data with magnets and iron oxide. The "Floppy Disk" was named after it's flexible nature. It was a large inovation because it was portable and stored a lot of memory for the time. -
Apple VS Microsoft
Apple and Microsoft battle for customers which would continue even to present day.
