History of Computers

Mark 1

1942

first electromechanical computer

First electronic vacuum tubes

1943

Eniac

1946

first electronic high-speed computer, using vacuum tubes

Edvac

1949

first stored-program computer (2 of 2)

Edsac

1949

first stored-programed computer (1 of 2)

Leo

1951

one of the two first commercial automatic computers

Univac

1951

second of the two first commercial automatic computers

IBM 1311

1962

first disc computer

Apple I

1976

first apple computer

Apple II

1977

first mass produced personal computer

Xerox Alto

1979

first computer to use a mouse

IBM pc

1981

personal computer with disc operator

HP-150

1983

first touchscreen computer

Apple Mac

1984

First at home computer

Macintosh Classic

1990

Macintosh LC

1990

Macintosh IIsi

1990

Apple Power book

1991

first apple laptop

iMac

1998

computer that made apple a household name

Mac Book Air

2008

first apple thin laptop