History of computers

  • The diffrence engine

    The diffrence engine
    This invention was made because humans weren't perfect so they needed to make a machine that didn't make any mistakes with their work.
  • HP 200A Audio Oscillator

    HP 200A Audio Oscillator
    This was for audio
    Walt Disney bought eight of these for his movie that came out in 1940.
  • The complex number calculator

    The complex number calculator
    In 1939 a reaseacher from bell telephone labratories named George Stibitz made this invention named the complex number calculator. This is considered to be the first demonstration of remote access computing
  • Whirlwind installation

    Whirlwind installation
    The whirldwind installation was made for the us navy to train bomber crews in world war 2 this invention was made by a group of people but the invention only was finished in 1951 by then the navy lost interest in the machine.
  • The Colosuss

    The Colosuss
    This machine was used to crack the enigma codes. This code would take humans months to crack that is why Alan turning made this machine that would crack it instantly.
  • IBM 650

    IBM 650
    This was an electronic device IBM sold 450 of these only and in those days these types of computers were very expensive. This computer had 12,500 rpm, the 650's data drum storage allowed for much faster acess to stored materials
  • IBM 7000 series.

    IBM 7000 series.
    This was the first tranzistorized computer. This was the a top of the line computer. This was not sold publicly it was only sold to national labratories and other scientific users.
  • AT&T Dataphone

    AT&T Dataphone
    This was the first commercial modem for converting digital analog signals for transmission across its long distances.
  • DEC PDP-8

    DEC PDP-8
    Digital Equipment Corp. introduced the PDP-8, the first commercially successful minicomputer. The PDP-8 sold for $18,000, one-fifth the price of a small IBM 360 mainframe.
  • HP-2115

    HP-2115
    Hewlett-Packard entered the computer business in 1966 and he invented the HP-2115 for computation. Offering a coputational power formely found in much larger computers.
  • Stanford Arm

     Stanford Arm
    Victor Scheinman´s Stanford Arm made a breakthrough as the first successful electrically powered, computer-controlled robot arm. This was a big breakthrough as it would help diabled people.
  • HP-35

    HP-35
    Hewlett-Packard anounced the HP-35as "a fast, extremely accurate electronic slide rule" with a solid-state memory similar to that of a computer.
  • Xerox Alto

    Xerox Alto
    Researchers at the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center designed the Alto — the first work station with a built-in mouse for inputEngineers later incorporated its features into work stations and personal computers.
  • Apple-1, signed by Steve Wozniak

    Apple-1, signed by Steve Wozniak
    Steve Wozniak, a young American electronics expert, designed the Apple-1, a single-board computer for hobbyists.he and best friend Steve Jobs started a new company, naming it Apple Computer, Inc.
  • Apple ||

    Apple ||
    The Apple II became an instant success when released in 1977 with its printed circuit motherboard, switching power supply, keyboard, case assembly, manual, game paddles, A/C powercord, and cassette tape with the computer game "Breakout." When hooked up to a color television set, the Apple II produced brilliant color graphics.
  • Atari 400 and 800 computers

     Atari 400 and 800 computers
    Atari introduces the Model 400 and 800 Computer. Shortly after delivery of the Atari VCS game console, Atari designed two microcomputers with game capabilities: the Model 400 and Model 800.
  • Osbourne I

    Osbourne I
    Adam Osborne completed the first portable computer, the Osborne I, which weighed 24 pounds and cost $1,795. The price made the machine especially attractive.
  • Compaq PC clone

    Compaq PC clone
    Compaq Computer Corp. introduced first PC clone that used the same software as the IBM PC. With the success of the clone, Compaq recorded first-year sales of $111 million, the most ever by an American business in a single year.
  • Apple Macintosh

    Apple Macintosh
    Apple Computer launched the Macintosh, the first successful mouse-driven computer with a graphic user interface, with a single $1.5 million commercial during the 1984 Super Bowl.
  • Compaq

    Compaq
    Compaq beat IBM to the market when it announced the Deskpro 386, the first computer on the market to use Intel´s new 80386 chip, a 32-bit microprocessor with 275,000 transistors on each chip.
  • IBM PS/2

    IBM PS/2
    IBM introduced its PS/2 machines, which made the 3 1/2-inch floppy disk drive and video graphics array standard for IBM computers. The first IBMs to include Intel´s 80386 chip, the company had shipped more than 1 million units by the end of the year. IBM released a new operating system, OS/2,
  • NeXT

    NeXT
    Apple cofounder Steve Jobs, who left Apple to form his own company, unveiled the NeXT. The computer he created failed but was recognized as an important innovation
  • Mosiac Browser

    Mosiac Browser
    The Mosaic web browser is released. Mosaic was the first commercial software that allowed graphical access to content on the internet. 1993
  • Xbox

    Xbox
    Microsoft in 2001 came out with their first game console the xbox the first realsed in north america.
  • RIM released the first blackberry smartphone

    RIM released the first blackberry smartphone
    Blackberry came out with their first smartphone
  • Mozilla firefox 1.0

    Mozilla firefox 1.0
    Mozilla firfox cae out with a web browser that gets data and outs it on the screen
  • Iphone

    Iphone
    Apple came out with the first touch screen hand held smartphone.
  • WIndows 7

    WIndows 7
    In 2009 the new windows 7 software was realesed.
  • Ipad pro and the iphone 6s

    Ipad pro and the iphone 6s
    Apple had laucnhed the new ipad pro and the new generation Iphone 6+s
  • Artificial intelligence

    Artificial intelligence
    In the year 2019 computers will be Artificially intelegent and they will be able to have a regular conversation with us.
  • Robotic car

    Robotic car
    In 2025 we will be at our laziest point we will be in robotic cars were the robots will dirve for us