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2700 BCE
Abacus
Some of the oldest technology dating back millennia BCE, the abacus was an invention that influenced the binary abacus's of today. -
200 BCE
The Antikythera Mechanism
If we are talking the beginning of computing technology, the Antikythera Mechanism was the world's first (oldest recorded) analog computer. -
Early Computers: Model K
This was called the “Model K” Adder because George Stibitz created this on his kitchen table, this simple demonstration circuit lead to the construction of the relay based CNC -
Hewlett-Packard (hp) Is Founded
David Packard and Bill Hewlett founded Hewlett-Packard in their garage and developed the HP 200A Audio Oscillator. -
The Complex Number Calculator (CNC)
Bell Telephone Laboratories creates and finishes the design for the CNC with the help of the aforementioned George Stibitz. This was the first example of remote access computing through telephone lines. -
The Completion of The Z3 Computer
This was an early computer engineered by Konrad Zuse. It used 2300 relays to perform floating point binary calculations. Unfortunately the aerodynamic calculation capable machine was destroyed in 1943 during World War II -
World's First Electronic Storage Unit
The Kilburn Tube was the world's first fully electronic storage unit. -
Reveal of the ENIAC Computing System
This computing beast began development in 1943. In 1948 the ENIAC system was revealed to the public. Said to be 1000 times faster than any computer that came before, this computer used panel to panel wiring for programming. It occupied over 1000 square feet of space. It costed $487000 to manufacture. -
First Ever Electronically Stored Computer Program Executed
Jumping Ahead to 1948, Frederic Williams, Tom Killburn, and Geoff Toothill create the SSEM (Small Scale Experimental Machine). -
The First Ever OS: OS/360
Jumping ahead to the birth of operating systems, the IBM system was the first of its kind. It was designed for their 360 mainframe computer. -
World's First Processor: Intel 4004
This piece of history was released by Intel Corporation with it's marketing selling it as a microprocessor. It was a joint effort between Intel and Japan's Busicom. It could handle up to 90000 operations per second. -
Steve Wozniak Creates the Apple-1
The Apple-1 was a single board computer that was the predecessor to the legendary consumer produced Apple-II -
Windows and MACOS
When the OS titan MACOS was created microsoft wanted to create a formidable competitor. That being said I think they blasted that statement out of the water when they created the Windows OS. It was a GUI (Graphical User Interface) for MS-DOS. -
The Macintosh Portable
This was a pioneer in portable computing power (in apple's case at least). The extremely expensive, 16lbs monster wasn't as highly praised as anticipated despite it having strong computing power. -
The Birth of Cloud Computing
One of the earliest milestones of cloud computing came with the arrival of salesforce.com. It was the first site to deliver applications over the internet via a simple website.
