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History of Computers

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  • Atanasoff-Berry Computer is Created

    Atanasoff-Berry Computer is Created
    The first electronic digital computer was created on this date, also known as the ABC.
  • Colossus is Engineered to Break German Codes

    Colossus is Engineered to Break German Codes
    During this time, British scientists designed a set of computers specifically created to break the code of the Germans.
  • ENIAC is Created

    ENIAC is Created
    This was a general purpose computer, made in order to solve numerical problems.
  • Transistor is Invented

    Transistor is Invented
    This device was created in order to amplify or switch electronic signals and electrical power.
  • UNIVAC is Created

    UNIVAC is Created
    Otherwise known as, the Universal Automatic Computer, was the first commerical computer created.
  • IBM 650 Pioneered the Use of Integrated Circuits on a Chip

    IBM 650 Pioneered the Use of Integrated Circuits on a Chip
  • Intel 404 is Created

    Intel 404 is Created
    A microprocessor
  • Kits Sold for First Microcomputer, the Altair

    Kits Sold for First Microcomputer, the Altair
    Micro Instrumentation Technology Systems created this.
  • First Apple Computer is Made

    First Apple Computer is Made
    Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak build the first Apple computer.
  • Bill Gates Offered Chance to Develop OS for IBM Computers.

    Bill Gates Offered Chance to Develop OS for IBM Computers.
    The co-founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates, had offered the chance to develop the operating syste, for IBM Computers.
  • IBM PC Entered the Personal Computer Field

    IBM PC Entered the Personal Computer Field
  • World Wide Web

    World Wide Web
    British scientist, Berners Lee, creates the world wide web in order to meet the demand of information sharing between universities and institutions throughout the world.
  • First 2G Mobile Phone System Introduced

    First 2G Mobile Phone System Introduced
    The second generation phone system had been introduced
  • USB Flash Drive Invented

    USB Flash Drive Invented
    Flash memory encased in a small portable device.
  • Earth Simulator is the World's Fastest Supercomputer

    Earth Simulator is the World's Fastest Supercomputer
    Created by the Japanese government in order to create global climate models. Known as the fastest supercomputer in the world from 2002-2004.
  • First iPhone Created

    First iPhone Created
    First release of the first ever Apple phone created.
  • Linux-Based Android OS Phone Released

    Linux-Based Android OS Phone Released