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Time-Sharing created to allow a computer to support multiple users at the same time.
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One of the first videogames developed on the PDP-1.
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Video Demonstration One of the first graphical interfaces capable of using a pen-like feature. View the video demonstration to see how it works.
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CSAIL's two divisions were founded, starting the rapid advancements to today's technology.
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The first computer passwords were created due to Time-Sharing. With multiple users allowed access to the same computer, passwords were needed to separate data.
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Multics was an advancement in the original time-sharing platform CTSS.
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Minicomputers became some of the first "inexpensive" computers. Though they were still $140,000 in today's dollars, thousands of units were sold.
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MacHack Commentary and Demonstration First computer software to beat, human, chess players. Rated as a C-Class software, it was able to win against many players.
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The first internet, called Arpanet, was developed primarily for military use.
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E-mail was developed to allow an easier, faster method of communication. It has now become a part of our daily lives.
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Alto Office Commercial The Xerox Alto was developed with the first graphical user interface on a PC. The video commercial above demonstrates its uses for office use.
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Less common in today's society is ethernet, providing a wired connection to the internet. This is often more powerful and more stable that a wireless (Wi-Fi) connection.
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VisiCalc Demo VisiCalc was the first computer spreadsheet program, capable of many calculations. This aided businesses in the financial and inventory departments.
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The World Wide Web was born in 1989. It is hard to believe such an advanced system is so young. Without the internet, most of our society would feel incomplete.
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TED Talks on Internet Archive The internet archive keeps a copy of most websites on the world wide web. All the hard work and history of developers should be kept to view at a later date.
