Technology History Project

"Handy Talkie"

Jan 10, 1940

ComputerHopeThe Handy Talkie was the first two-way radio. It was created by the motorola company. The only people who were able to use it was the U.S. Army for Siginal Control.

ENIAC Invention

Feb 14, 1946

Wikipedia
First electronic general-porpuse computer. When it was annouced it was heraded by the press as the "Giant Bran".

UNIVAC

Nov 17, 1950

Computerhope1950's U.S. goverment recieves the UNIVAC. It's considered to be the first computer that was capable of storing and running a program from memory.

PDP

Aug 18, 1960

ComputerHope The PDP was the first minicomputer.It had five-megacycle curicts as well as a fully parallel processing with a computation rate of 100,000 additions per second.

Trinitron

Jul 17, 1966

WikipediaIt was a Sony based brand and was one of the first truly new television systems to enter the market since the 1950's. It was announced to wide acclaim for its bright images.

E-mail (ARPAnet)

Jul 15, 1971

E-mail
People could now send simple messages over the network. This was a new easier way to send important massages to people.

Intel

Apr 15, 1972

PBS Intel introduces the 8008. This was the first 8-bit microprocessor. It is considered by most to be 'the' company that has infulenced the hardware network.

Apple computer

Apr 1, 1976

AppleSteve Jobs released the first Apple computer.The Apple I was the first with a single circuit board used in a computer.

Trinitron

Jun 19, 1982

ComputerHope
After the development of the computer triniton then released a computer monitor. This was to get more life-like images on the screen.

Amazon

Jul 15, 1995

ComputerHope Amazon first opened on this day. It is now one of the largest most popular e-commerce sites today.

iPhone

Jun 29, 2007

Steve jobs introduced the first iPhone, this then shifted much focus towards consumer electronics. Apple is considered to be the second largest company.