Computerhistory

History of computers

  • 1890 BCE

    1890

    Built machine for a census
  • 1946

    ENIAC introduced to public
  • 1958

    Second generation computers use transitors
  • 1964

    Integrated circuits begin to be used
  • 1971

    The microprocessor appears
  • 1976

    Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak make the Apple I.
  • 1981

    The IBM PC is on sale as a home computer
  • 1990

    Internet began
  • 1992

    Smartphones began
  • 2001

    A prototype tablet called Nokia 510 webtablet is introduced, with a 10 inches touch screen.