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Programing History Time Line

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  • 1613 " very first computer"

    1613 " very first computer"
    . The word "computer" was first recorded as being used in 1613 and originally was used to describe a human who performed calculations or computations.

  • The Z1 created.

    The Z1 created.
    The Z1 was created by German Konrad Zuse in his parents' living room between 1936 and 1938.

  • first digital computer with magnetic core RAM and real-time graphics.

    first digital computer with magnetic core RAM and real-time graphics.
    MIT introduces the Whirlwind machine on March 8, 1955, a revolutionary computer that was the first digital computer with magnetic core RAM and real-time graphics.

  • First Mini Computer

    First Mini Computer
    1965 Digital Equipment Corp. introduced the PDP-8, the first commercially successful minicomputer

  • First microprocessor

    Intel introduces the first microprocessor, the Intel 4004 on November 15, 1971.

  • The Motorola 68000 microprocessor exhibited a processing speed far greater than its contemporaries.

    The Motorola 68000 microprocessor exhibited a processing speed far greater than its contemporaries.
    1979 <a href='http://ftp.vvm.com/~jhunt/compupedia/History%20of%20Computers/history_of_computers_1' > The Motorola 68000 microprocessor exhibited a processing speed far greater than its contemporaries. This high performance processor found its place in powerful work stations intended for graphics-intensive programs common in engineering

  • 1,000,000 computers in use in the us

    1980: Total computers in use in the U.S. exceed one million units.

  • number of computers exceeds 30,000,000 in the US

    1986: The number of computers in the U.S. exceeds 30 million.

  • Introduction of Windows 95

    Introduction of Windows 95
    In 1995, the Microsoft Windows technology also took off with the introduction of Windows 95. . In August of that year, the anticipation of this revolutionary software created the biggest global hype in history for any single product.

  • Telecommunications Act

    The CDA amendment to the U.S. 1996 Telecommunications Act that went into effect on February 8, 1996. The law was intended to protect children from obscenity on the Internet, but many Internet users argued that its language was too vague and it violated the rights of free speech. Protesters against the law turned their web pages black and displayed blue ribbon icons