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The First Computer
ENIAC was among the earliest electronic general-purpose computers made. It was Turing-complete, digital, and could solve "a large class of numerical problems" through reprogramming. -
The Transistor
The transistor was invented by Bell Telephone Company. It wasn't a computer in itself'but it was a vital computer component. -
IBM
International Business Machines came out with their first computer machine. -
Bank Computers
The first bank computers were invented. They used MICR'or magnetic ink character recognition'to read checks. -
The Computer Chip
Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce invented the integrated circuit'better known as the computer chip. -
Video Games
Spacewar games invented the first computer video games. -
The Mouse Is Invented
Douglas Engelbart invented the computer mouse. He called it the mouse because the cord came out the back like a tail. -
Internet
The first internet was called ARPANET. The original internet wasn't used very widely because not many people had access to it. -
Microsoft is Born
Bill Gates worked with Paul Allen to develop BASIC for the Altair 8800. -
The First Personal Computers
IBM and Apple were just a couple of the brands that put out the first personal computers. -
Microsoft Expands
Microsoft made a program that was compatible with IBM computers. This let more people come into contact with the now well-known program. -
The Internet as we Know it
Tim Berners Less came up with the World Wide Web. He started a computer revolution -
The Laptop Comes into Play
The first laptop computer'the Power Book 100'came out. There were other portable computers before this'but they were very clunky and expensive. -
World Wide Convention
the first internet convention was held. -
Mini Computers
Nokia introduced a phone that had internet capabilities. This started a revolution of devices that were small'portable computers. -
links for the facts
http://www.softschools.com/timelines/computer_history_timeline/20/
google was used for the images.
http://www.ushistory.org/oddities/eniac.htm
