history of technology through the ages

  • Holes in cards

    .In 1837 was when the first “holes in cards” started, the idea came from the punch card idea a knitting idea, it was found by Charles Babbage
  • the analytical engine: 1837

    The analytical engine was the first fully-automated calculating machine. It was first proposed in 1837 by Charles Babbage.
  • von Neumann architecture,

    In 1945, mathematician John von Neumann undertook a study of computation and decided that computers should be fast and could multitask
  • ENIAC: 1946

    The Electrical Numerical Integrator and Computer (ENIAC) was first announced on February 14, 1946. It was the first electronic, general-purpose computer.
  • UNIVAC,

    The univac 1 was the first commercially available computer 1951.
  • high-level programming language

    The first high-level programming languages were created in the early 1950’s. They enable programmers to write programs that are independent of particular types of computers.
  • UNIX operating system

    The UNIX operating system is a multi-user multitasking operation. The first commercial system was installed in 1972 at the New York Telephone Co.
  • Altair

    The Altair 8800 was a microcomputer designed in 1975, based off of the Intel 8080 CPU.
  • apple

    On April fools day in 1976 Steve jobs and Steve Wozniak created the first apple computer.
  • The CRAY-1

    a supercomputer designed by Cray Research. Its first use was seen in 1976 in the Los Alamos National Library.
  • first electronic spreadsheet

    Visicalc was the first electronic spreadsheet on a microcomputer. It was first released to the public in 1979 and was used on an Apple II computer.
  • PC

    A PC is a personal computer designed for individual use. The first personal computer was created by IBM in 1981
  • Macintosh

    Was a commercial apple used to raise sale in 1984
  • Windows

    Windows 1.0 was first made available to the public by Microsoft on November 20, 1985. It was the first version of the operating system, code name Interface Manager.

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