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IBM founded
The 1890 census needed punch cards to accurately measure the population in a timely manner. Nicknames "Big Blue," IBM is well recognized as one of the founders of all modern technology. [2] -
Hewlett-Packard founded
In a garage in Palo Alto, California, two men begin to produce sound effect generators. This is quickly picked up by Disney. -
Bell Labs introduces the transistor.
Smaller and easier to handle than a vacuum tube, this eletrical device takes up much less space than its predecessor. This begins the tehnological revolution. [8] -
England's first commerical computer a success
The Lyons Electronic Office solves mathematical problems for and England-based company. -
Only 250 Computers in the entire world.
Computers were too expensive and niche-like to become mainstream. -
Jack Kilby invents electric circuit.
The electric circuit, or computer chip, was invented in 1958 by Jack Kilby only a few months after he began working at Texas Instruments. [4] -
Floppy Disk Invented
David Noble is assigned to create a magnetic storage system disk. The diskette, or floppy, came to be. -
Intel commisioned to create an integrated circuit.
The 4004 was a major breakthrough in the world of computers. It replaced 4004 transistors on the standard microprocessor. Ted Hoff, the inventor, realised this breakthrough and gave it the recognition it deserved. [10] -
KenBak-1 for sale in Scientific American Magazine
For $750, the pre CPU KenBak-1, invented by John Blankenbaker, was readily available to the public. [4] -
Microsoft founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen
A build-it-yourself kit for hobbyists, Microsoft started out small before expanding its empire. [5] -
Apple founded by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak
Just one year after Microsoft, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak found Apple Computers, the technological giant that would soon dominate the market. [5] -
People Magazine
People Magazine does not issue a "person of the year-" rather, the machine of the year- the computer. [9] -
AOL founded
America Online, founded by Jim Kimsey, grew to be the largest online community. -
Hi-Speed internet becomes available.
Hayes modem's allow internet users to acess the internet using dial-up. [9] -
MAC OSX 10.0 and Windows XP released
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Apple's iPhone introduced
Apple introduces it's first and only smartphone, which would soon come to dominate the market. [5] -
Tablets become popular.
The ultimate personal computer, tablets, become more and more popular. [7]
