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AGOL
ALGOL, first structured, procedural, programming language to be released. This was important because no one has created such a programming language before. -
ATLAS
A computer that functions, and the first computer to use many of those functions. -
Mouse conceived
Douglas Engelbart comes up with "Mouse". Something that we still use today! -
CDC 6600
First Supercomputer devoloped. This was important because no other supercomputer had actually worked before this one. -
Floppy Disk Invented
Floppy disk invented by IBM. Floppy disk was the first object used for storing data, and now we had flashdrives. -
Email demonstrated
First public demonstration of email. This not only was the first viewing of the email, but the demonstration of it, and how to use it. -
Ethernet cable made
Robert Metcalfe developed the ethernet cable that provides more bandwidth -
Apple II
Apple II is launched. I beneficial computer is created. -
Messages created
A program that was developed to exhange messages and newsletters. We still use this technoloy today, normally in Phones. -
COMPAQ released
IMB releases COMPAQ, the first portable computer. This is important because this was the first computer that didn't have to stay in one spot. -
Apple releases Mac
Macintosh is released by Apple. Huge leap, beacuse we still use these today. They are one of the most popular models. -
CD ROM Invented
CD ROM invented by Philips. This was the great because CDs were used for so many purposes. -
Windows Released
Windows company was released. Apple's rival company. Created many great computers as well. -
Macintosh II created.
Macintosh 2 released. The second line of Macintosh computers. -
Wolrd wide web created
World Wide Web created and released by Tim Berners-Lee. This was huge, because we still use the internet today. -
URL Sytem devoloped
The URL system was developed. The URL system is now what we use today. -
White House
White house goes online. Our government went online for the first time. -
Windows 95
windows 95 is launched. The first windows program. -
Amazon
Amazon.com book store is launched. Amazon is now one of the largest online retailor. -
Google
Google inc is founded. Now the most popular search engine. -
Mac OS X
Apple Releases Mac OS X
Created the basics of all mac operating systems -
Macbook Pro
Macbook Pro Released. We use one currently. -
Windows Vista
Windows Vista is released -
Windows 7 Released
Windows 7 is released.
The most favorite windows operating system by most people. -
First Terabyte Harddrive
First hardrive that held 4 terabyte which is great because it was the biggest harddrive ever made. -
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