History of Computing 1970-1979

By nighkey
  • Intel created the Intel 1103

    The first DRAM chip became the best selling chip 2 years after its creation. Intel was still a new company at the time. DRAM enables a computer to read and write without accessing other types of memory, quick for some easy work so you do not have to use your main storage.
  • Ralph Baer invents the firs home gaming console

    Ralph Baer invents the firs home gaming console
    Ralph Baer creates the Magnavox Odyssey. Through this invention, home consoles started gaining popularity, leading the the future development on them from multiple companies like Microsoft, Sega, Nintendo, and Sony.
  • Robert Metcalfe created Ethernet in 1973

    Robert Metcalfe created Ethernet in 1973
    This invention was used to connect computers to each other over long distances. This allowed two computers to communicate with each other. We do not use ethernet cables to so this rather through the internet we communicate.
  • Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak Create Apple I in 1976

    Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak Create Apple I in 1976
    Jobs and Wozniak found their company Apple, and unveil their first computer, the Apple I. It was a fully assembled personal computer. The creation of this led to other inventions which lead further into Apple's fame.
  • Barnaby creates the first word processor.

    Barnaby creates the first word processor.
    WordStar, the first successful commercial word processor, hits the market and is loved. It offered services like mail merge and WYSISYG (What you see is what you get). It offered on screen pagination and text wrapping. This because a favorite of many authors like George R. R. Martin.