History of computers and programming By Kaymera the Chimera Jan 1, 1937 Creation of the vaccum tube by John V. Atanasoff <a href='http://www.aes.org/aeshc/docs/recording.technology.history/computer1.html' Period: Jan 1, 1939 to Jan 1, 1954 First Generation, Vaccum tubes http://www.aes.org/aeshc/docs/recording.technology.history/computer1.html Nov 1, 1939 Demonstration of the vaccum tube <a href='http://www.aes.org/aeshc/docs/recording.technology.history/computer1.html' Jan 1, 1941 Z3 is discreetly created <a href='http://www.aes.org/aeshc/docs/recording.technology.history/computer1.html' Jan 1, 1943 Collosus is created to decode german messages http://www.aes.org/aeshc/docs/recording.technology.history/computer1.html Jan 1, 1944 Harverd Mark 1 for military by Howard Aiken http://www.aes.org/aeshc/docs/recording.technology.history/computer1.html Jan 1, 1951 S.A. Lebedev creates the MESM http://www.aes.org/aeshc/docs/recording.technology.history/computer1.html Jan 1, 1953 Tom Watson Jr introduces the Model 106 computer http://www.aes.org/aeshc/docs/recording.technology.history/computer1.html Period: Jan 1, 1954 to Jan 1, 1959 Second Generation: Transistors http://www.aes.org/aeshc/docs/recording.technology.history/computer1.html Jan 1, 1955 IBM introduces 702 Model computer http://www.aes.org/aeshc/docs/recording.technology.history/computer1.html Jan 1, 1959 ERMA is published http://www.aes.org/aeshc/docs/recording.technology.history/computer1.html Period: Jan 1, 1959 to Jan 1, 1971 Third Generation: IC http://www.aes.org/aeshc/docs/recording.technology.history/computer1.html Jan 1, 1964 IBM creates SABRE http://www.aes.org/aeshc/docs/recording.technology.history/computer1.html Jan 1, 1968 DEC is Introduced http://www.aes.org/aeshc/docs/recording.technology.history/computer1.html Jan 1, 1969 ARPAnet starts to develop http://www.aes.org/aeshc/docs/recording.technology.history/computer1.html Jan 1, 1971 Intel starts producing LSI http://www.aes.org/aeshc/docs/recording.technology.history/computer1.html Period: Jan 1, 1971 to Jan 1, 1991 Generation Four: Microprocessors http://www.aes.org/aeshc/docs/recording.technology.history/computer1.html Jan 1, 1975 Altair Pc is Released http://www.aes.org/aeshc/docs/recording.technology.history/computer1.html Jan 1, 1979 Micropro releases Wordstar http://www.aes.org/aeshc/docs/recording.technology.history/computer1.html Jan 1, 1987 Apple creates Hypercard http://www.aes.org/aeshc/docs/recording.technology.history/computer1.html Period: Jan 1, 1991 to Jan 1, 2056 What's Next? http://www.aes.org/aeshc/docs/recording.technology.history/computer1.html Jan 1, 1993 First Web Browser: Mosaic http://www.aes.org/aeshc/docs/recording.technology.history/computer1.html Dec 1, 1994 Netscape Released http://www.aes.org/aeshc/docs/recording.technology.history/computer1.html Aug 1, 1996 Modern Day Internet Explorer is Released http://www.aes.org/aeshc/docs/recording.technology.history/computer1.html