Technology History 9/13/16

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  • The Z1 Is Created By Konrad Zuse

    The Z1 Is Created By Konrad Zuse
    Konrad Zuse creates the first electro-mechanical binary programmable computer in his parents living room. It is considered the first really functional modern computer. Source

  • Creation Of The Atanasoff-Berry Computer

    Creation Of The Atanasoff-Berry Computer
    The Atanasoff-Berry Computer (ABC) was the first automatic electronic digital computer.
    The ABC was designed to find solutions of systems of simultaneous linear equations.
    Source

  • First Electric Programmable Computer

    First Electric Programmable Computer
    Tommy Flowers develops the first electric programmable computer. It was made to assist British code breakers read encrypted German messages. Source

  • The ENIAC, The First Computer

    The ENIAC, The First Computer
    The ENIAC was a fully functional digital computer capable of solving complex sequences of operations. It was used to calculate artillery firing tables and assisted in the creation of the hydrogen bomb. Source

  • First Computer With RAM

    First Computer With RAM
    A revolutionary computer called the Whirlwind machine is introduced by MIT in 1995. It was the first ever digital computer with magnetic core RAM and real-time graphics. Source

  • First Commercial Modem

    First Commercial Modem
    AT&T creates the first commercially available modem in 1958. These modems were capable of sending over 150 bits per second.

  • ARPANET - First Network

    ARPANET - First Network
    ARPANET was the first network created by the U.S. government by a group called DARPA. First packet switching network that developed into today's modern Internet. Source

  • First Commercially Available Microprocessor

    First Commercially Available Microprocessor
    From 1969-197, Intel designs the first ever microprocessor. This creation launches a new era in integrated electronics. Source

  • Apple II

    Apple II
    The Apple II was the 8-bit computer released by Apple in 1977.
    The small 'company' run by entrepreneurs Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak.
    Source

  • Xerox Creates The X-Wire

    Xerox Creates The X-Wire
    The X-Wire, the world's first ethernet cable was developed by Xerox in 1978. Xerox somehow created a 10Mbps Ethernet on coaxial cable.

  • 3.5 Inch Floppy Drive

    3.5 Inch Floppy Drive
    Sony demonstrates the first 3.5 inch floppy drives and diskettes. This was a big push in making the format more popular. Source

  • NSFNET

    NSFNET
    Stood for National Science Foundation Network. NSFNET was a WAN that served as a backbone for ARPANET. Source

  • WWW!

    WWW!
    Tim Berners-Lee introduced WWW, the world wide web. This served as a graphical interface to be used for the internet. Source

  • Dot-com Boom

    Dot-com Boom
    The dot-com boom describes the domain suffix .com being popularized. Many companies and individuals rushed to register .com domains. Source

  • First Email

    First Email
    Email is information stored that is sent over between 2 people. In 1971, Ray Tomlinson sends the first ever, e-mail. Source