Univac 1951

Technology History Project

By roggowc
  • Complex Number Calculator

    Complex Number Calculator

    computerhistoryAlso called the CNC was the first calculater The conference was held at Dartmouth College using a Teletype.
  • Z3

    Z3

    computerhistoryThis was created by Konrad Zuse isolated from advances in technology surrounding him. The Z3 was destroyed by a bombing raid in Berlin but was later reconstructed and put in a museum.
  • ENIAC Invented

    ENIAC Invented

    WikipediaThe ENIAC was the first digital computer and cost almost $500,000. The machine was the size of a small gym and contained over 17,000 vacuum tubes.
  • UNIVAC Computer

    UNIVAC Computer

    inventors.about.comFirst commercial computer by John Presper Eckert & John W. Mauchly. This computer was able to pick presidential winners.
  • Spacewar

    Spacewar

    wikipediaSteve Russell, a computer programmer from MIT, invented the first computer game called Spacewar. The game has spaceships firing missils at eachother which sounds to me a lot like Galiga.
  • CDC 6600

    CDC 6600

    computerhistoryThis computer was designed by Seymour Cray with a processing speed three times faster than its competitor. This computer can perform up to 3 million instructions per second.
  • Dynamic RAM Chip

    Dynamic RAM Chip

    inventors.about.comRandom Access Memory is the acronym for RAM which stores files on a computer. This Intel 1103 Computer Memory was faster and did not lose memory when turned off.

  • Kenbak-1

    computer historyFirst personal computer for $750. The company Kenbak Corp. took them off the market after selling only 40 machines.
  • Alto

    Alto

    computerhistoryThe first work station with a built in mouse for the moniter. These were mostly given to universities as it was not for commercial profit.
  • Commodore 64

    Commodore 64

    computerhistoryThis computer sold for $595 with a 64KB of RAM. 2006 held the Guinness world record as the greatest selling single computer model.
  • First home computer with GUI

    First home computer with GUI

    imrl.usu.eduThe public started purchasing computers with a Graphical User Interface. This included actions as using a mouse to click and drag images into different files.
  • HyperText Markup Language

    HyperText Markup Language

    computerhistory.orgTim Berners Lee was a researcher at CERN developed HTML which expanded the internet into the World Wide Web. He used specifications such as a URL for browsers.
  • TRS-80

    TRS-80

    computerhistory Tandy Radio Shack's first desktop computer. They sold 10,000 units priced at $599.95.
  • First Digital Television Broadcast in US

    First Digital Television Broadcast in US

    funtrivia.comAlexanderson shows the GE system and announces television broadcasting. They were first transmitted Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday afternoons to 3:30.
  • First GPS Receiver

    First GPS Receiver

    ion.orgReceiver for digital mapping put in a car. The information is collected from satellite imaging and man-made routes for your destination.