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Charles Babbage
Designs his first mechanical computer -
Analytical Engine
Analytical Engine was invented by Charles Babbage -
IBM
was formed -
Philo Farnsworth
Television Electronic was invented -
Alan Turing
Develops the concept of a theoretical computing machine -
Computer bug
Term computer 'bug' as computer bug was first used by Grace Hopper -
Pilot ACE
Donald Watts Davies joins Alan Turing to build the fastest digital computer in England at the time -
Claude Shanon
Builds the first machine that plays chess -
Hideo Yamachito
First electronic computer was created in Japan by Hideo Yamachito -
Alan Turning
Published his paper Computing Machinery and Intelligence which helps create the Turing Test -
The first Computer Game
Spacewar Computer game was invented by Steve Russell and MIT -
The Computer Mouse
Douglas Engelbart invents first computer mouse -
Word processor
IBM introduces the first word processor -
Hypertext
Andries van Dam and Ted Nelson coin the term "hypertext" -
Floppy Disk
IBM creates the first floppy disk -
RAM
Intel introduces the world's first avaliable dynamic RAM(Random-Access Memory) chip and the first microprocessor, the Intel 4004 -
E-mail
Invented by Ray Tomlinson -
First Video Game
Atari releases Pong, the first commercial video game -
CD
Compact Disk is invented in the US -
Portable Computers
Altair produced the first portable computer -
Microsoft Corporation
The Microsoft Corporation was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen -
Apple
Apple was founded by Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs -
MODEM
Ward Chiristensen wrtes the programme "MODEM" allowing two microcomuter to exchange files with esch other over a phone line -
Apple's color graphic
Apple Computer's Apple II, the first color graphic computer was demonstrated -
Magnetic tape
First magnetic tape was deloped in the US -
Paul Allen and Bill Gates
IBM hired Paul and Bill to create an operating system for a new PC -
Microsoft
MS-DOS Computer Operating System was success -
Windows
Microsoft Windows introduced new operating system which can be controled by mouse to navigate through drop-down menus, tabs and icons -
Apple Macintosh
Apple introduces the Macintosh with mouse and window interface -
Nintendo
The Nintendo Entertainment System makes its debut -
The World Wide Web
The World Wide Web is launched to the public -
Yahoo
was created -
Google
was founded by Sergey Brin and Larry Page -
Xbox
Bill Gates introduces the Xbox
