History of Computers

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  • First Computer Design

    First Computer Design
    Charles Babbage creates the first design for mechanical computer

  • Punch-card System

    Punch-card System
    Herman Hollerith designs a punch card system to calculate the 1880 census, which saves the government money. Hollerith founds a company, later to be known as IBM.

  • Turing Machine

    Turing Machine
    Alan Turing designs a machine capable of computing anything, which beomes the basis of modern computer designs.

  • Information on Computers Main Memory

    Information on Computers Main Memory
    J.V. Atanasoff and Clifford Berry design a computer that acn solve 29 equations at the same time, and it is the first computer able to store information on it's main memory.

  • Prototype of Modern Computer

    Prototype of Modern Computer
    Douglas Engelbart reveals his prototype, which changes computers from being seen as only for scientists and mathematicians to technology that is more accessible for everyday home use.

  • Computers Hit the Market

    Computers Hit the Market
    Personal computers (PC's) begin to be sold to the general public.

  • First IBM PC

    First IBM PC
    IBM unveils their first PC, called "Acorn". This popularizes the term "PC".

  • Introduction to OS X

    Introduction to OS X
    Apple introduces OS X, a new type of operating system.