Computer 05

History Of Computing by Keegan Tarrant

  • The First Computer

    The First Computer
    Konrad Zuse intorduced the first freely programmable computer the Z1 Computer.
  • First Commercial Computer

    First Commercial Computer
    John Presper Eckert & John W. Mauchly introduced the first commercial computer & able to pick presidential winners. It was called the UNIVAC Computer.
  • The First Computer Game

    The First Computer Game
    Steve Russell & MIT created the very first computer game called
    Spacewar Computer Game
  • The Floppy Disc.

    The Floppy Disc.
    The first floppy disc invented by Alan Shugart &IBM.
  • Networking

    Networking
    Robert Metcalfe & Xerox started networking.
  • The First consumer Computer

    The First consumer Computer
    IBM 5100 Computers are introduced, they are the first consumer computers.
  • Word Processors

    Word Processors
    Seymour Rubenstein & Rob Barnaby introduce the
    WordStar Software the first word processing software
  • The first laptop

    The first laptop
    The computer considered by most historians to be the first true portable computer was the Osborne 1. Adam Osborne, an ex-book publisher founded Osborne Computer and produced the Osborne 1 in 1981, a portable computer that weighed 24 pounds and cost $1795. The Osborne 1 came with a five-inch screen, modem port, two 5 1/4 floppy drives, a large collection of bundled software programs, and a battery pack. The short-lived computer company was never successful.
  • The Rise Of Apple

    The Rise Of Apple
    Apple introduce the more affordable home computer with a GUI (graphical user interface).The Apple Macintosh Computer
  • The War Begins

    The War Begins
    Microsoft introduces Windows and Microsofts war with Apple begins
  • The Rise of Smartphones

    The Rise of Smartphones
    Apple launches the Iphone which in turn kickstarts a wave of smartphones. Today people do alot more with their mobile phones than just make phonecalls.
  • Google Glass

    Google Glass
    Google begin developing Google Glass, a wearable computer with an optical head-mounted display. Google Glass displays information in a smartphone-like hands-free format,that can interact with the Internet via natural language voice commands.