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the fist computer
The first freely programmable computer came into play. -
complex number calculator
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Atanasoff-Berry Computer is completed.
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the transiter
The transistor was invented by Bell Telephone Company. It wasn't a computer in itself'but it was a vital computer component. -
imb
International Business Machines came out with their first computer machine. -
bank computers
The first bank computers were invented. They used MICR'or magnetic ink character recognition'to read checks. -
bristish computer society
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the computer chip
Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce invented the integrated circuit'better known as the computer chip. -
video games
spacewar games invented the first computer video games. -
mouse was invented
Douglas Engelbart invented the computer mouse. He called it the mouse because the cord came out the back like a tail. -
internet
The first internet was called ARPANET. The original internet wasn't used very widely because not many people had access to it. -
microsoft was born
Bill Gates worked with Paul Allen to develop BASIC for the Altair 8800. -
apple starts
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microsoft expands
Microsoft made a program that was compatible with IBM computers. This let more people come into contact with the now well-known program. -
charles babbage