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Konrad Zuse - Z1 Computer
He made the first programable computer called the Z1. -
Harvard Mark-1
Harvard Mark-1 is completed. Designed by harvard profesors and built by IBM -
John Presper Eckert & John W. Mauchly - UNIVAC Computer
First comercial computer. Able to pick presidentual winner. -
TX-0
MIT researchers built the TX-0, built using the new transitors. -
Steve Russell & MIT - Spacewar Computer Game
This was the first computer ever made! Link: http://inventors.about.com/od/sstartinventions/a/Spacewar.htm -
Douglas Engelbart - Computer Mouse & Windows
The first Computer mouse was made and named because of its cord tail. -
first "mini" computer is made
The not so mini "mini computer" sold for 18,000 when it came out -
Pong is released
One of the most popular games of its time was Pong. It was released in 1966. -
First high capacity drive
a 32 kilobytes of storage was made and sold for 8,000. -
Alan Shugart &IBM - The "Floppy" Disk
The floppy disk was made. And named for its flexibility. -
Robert Metcalfe & Xerox - The Ethernet Computer Networking
The invention of the Ethernet which is the way that most people get internet connections today. -
First "flexible" disk drive is made
The first flexible disk drive was made. Meaning it was removable and portable. -
IBM - The IBM PC - Home Computer
The start of the computer revolution. HISTORY OF COMPUTER SIZE CHANGE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UPHEPNh8yU -
Macintosh computer is made
Apple Macintosh the computer is made Link: http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa051599.htm -
Windows is released
Windows is released for the first time. It's one of the OS that we still use today.
