History of Computers

ABC

Sep 13, 1937

linkthe Antasoff-Berry Computer was built at the iowa state college. It was designed by Proffessor John Vincent Antasoff and his student Cliff Berry.

ENIAC

Jun 5, 1946

LiNKDeveloped by the University of Pennsilvania. It was payed for by the government to the cost of $500,000

UNIVAC 1

Mar 31, 1951

LINKFirst Commercial computer to attract world wide attention

Valve Radios

Sep 14, 1958

LINKSmall radios designed to be highly portable. Miniture suitcases and bags were used as cases for it, when opened, would reveal a radio.

Arpanet

Sep 12, 1960

LINKFirst internet ever created. Advanced Research Projects Agency

HP 9100A

Sep 13, 1968

LINKHP stands for Hewlette Packard. The company was founded in a one car garage.

Apple 1

Apr 1, 1976

LINKBuilt by Steve Wozniak and sold for $666.66 because Steve love him some repeating numbers.

Atari Model 400

Sep 13, 1979

LINKdesigned specifically for gaming capabilities.Had a lot of technical problems.

OSBORNE I

Sep 13, 1981

LINKCreated by Adam Osborne. It was the first portable computer wighing at 24 pounds and cost $1,795.00 .

NES

Sep 14, 1985

LINKThe nintendo entertainment system was launched with Super Mario Bros., one of the best selling video games of all time.

Mosaic

Sep 14, 1993

LINKDesigned at illinois national center for supercomputer applications by Eric Bina and Marc Andreessen. (Web browser)

Sony Playstation

Sep 14, 1994

LINK32 bit fifth-generation gaming console. Shipped over 100 million units.

Internet Explorer

Aug 16, 1995

LINKInternet explorer was developed by microsoft, as a reworked version of Spyglass Mosaic

First Ipod

Oct 14, 2001

LINKOffered the ability to have 1,000 songs in your pocket. instantly a huge hit

Iphone 4s

Oct 14, 2011

LINKAs an addition to the Iphone 4, and possibly a tribute to the late Steve Jobs, the iPhone 4s included Siri, a feature allowing you to talk to your phone.