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History of the Computer

By Egrant35

  • The First Computer

    The First Computer
    The first freely programmable computer came into play.

  • The Computer Chip

    The Computer Chip
    Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce invented the integrated circuit better known as the computer chip.

  • The Internet

    The Internet
    The first internet was called ARPANET. The original internet wasn't used very widely because not many people had access to it.

  • First Personal Computers

    First Personal Computers
    IBM and Apple were just a couple of the brands that put out the first personal computers.

  • The Modern Internet

    The Modern Internet
    Tim Berners Less came up with the World Wide Web. He started a computer revolution.

  • The Laptop

    The Laptop
    The first laptop computer, the Power Book 100 came out. There were other portable computers before this but they were very clunky and expensive.

  • Smartphone

    Smartphone
    Nokia introduced a phone that had internet capabilities. This started a revolution of devices that were small portable computers.