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History of computers

By jose rules

  • the first computer

    The first freely programmable computer came into play

  • the transitor

    the transitor was invented by Bell Telephone Company. It wasnt a computer but it was a vital computer element

  • IBM

    International Bussines Mchine came out with their first computer machine

  • Bank computer

    the first bank computer was created. They used MICR´or magnetic ink character recognition to read texts

  • The computer chip

    Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce invented the integrated circuit'better known as the computer chip.

  • video games

    Spacewar games invented the first computer video games.

  • the mouse is invented

    Douglas Engelbart invented the computer mouse. He called it the mouse because the cord came out the back like a tail.

  • the internet

    The first internet was called ARPANET. The original internet wasn't used very widely because not many people had access to it.

  • the first personal computers

    IBM and Apple were just a couple of the brands that put out the first personal computers.

  • microsoft is born

    Bill Gates worked with Paul Allen to develop BASIC for the Altair 8800

  • microsoft expands

    Microsoft made a program that was compatible with IBM computers. This let more people come into contact with the now well-known program.

  • the internet as we know it

    Tim Berners Less came up with the World Wide Web. He started a computer revolution.

  • the labtob comes into place

    The first laptop computer'the Power Book 100'came out. There were other portable computers before this'but they were very clunky and expensive.

  • world wide convention

    the first internet convention was held.

  • Mini computers

    Nokia introduced a phone that had internet capabilities. This started a revolution of devices that were small'portable computers.

  • Wi-fi

    The term Wi-Fi becomes part of the computing language and users begin connecting to the Internet without wires.

  • first 64 bit processor

    The first 64-bit processor, AMD's Athlon 64, becomes available to the consumer market.

  • Windows 7

    Microsoft launches Windows 7, which offers the ability to pin applications to the taskbar and advances in touch and handwriting recognition, among other features.

  • Chromebook

    Google releases the Chromebook, a laptop that runs the Google Chrome OS.

  • Windows 10

    Microsoft develops windows 10

  • Quantum Computer

    The first reprogrammable quantum computer is created

  • Molecular informatics

    DARPA starts developing a new molecular informatics, program that uses molecules as computers.