Technology History Project By Austin Row

ENIAC - First digital computer

Feb 14, 1946

WikiFirst digital computer invented by U.S army for launching ballistic missles. It was as big as a small gym, and cost $500,000.

Beginng reaserch for the Internet

Sep 14, 1950

WikiThe reasearch project began in 1973 by the U.S Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency

LEO I

Sep 14, 1951

Wiki.com Lyons Elecronic office 1st operating system. Made for the EDSAC computing platform. COuldn't find a picture.

video cassette recorder

Jun 12, 1956

Buzzle.com The Ampex VRX-1000 was $50,000. It was technicaly the Vision Electronic Recording Apparatus, Tested by the BBC and was the 1st VCR invented.

The computer mouse

Sep 14, 1963

about.com Invented by Douglas Engelbart at the Stanford Research Instatute. THe cord was in the rear part of the mouse like a common mouse.

1st Pong Game

Jan 1, 1972

about.com Released in 1972 a coin op games version and in 1974 as the home version. It was published and developed by Atari Inc.

1ST portable Laptop

Sep 14, 1973

Wiki.com IBM Palo Alto Scientific Center developed a portable computer prototype called SCAMP (Special Computer APL Machine Portable) based on the IBM PALM processor.

Mircrosoft formed

Apr 4, 1975

wiki.com Founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in Albuquerque. IN the 1990 Microsoft captured over 90% of the sales of personal computers.

1sy Wi-Fi

Sep 11, 1982

Wiki The first wireless products were under the name WaveLAN in 1982

Windows 1.0 invented

Nov 20, 1985

Wiki.com
16-bit graphcal operating environment developed my microsoft. FIrst milti tasking graphical music interafce made for a PC platform.

!st MMORPG

Mar 15, 1991

Wiki Neverwinter Knights MMORPG it ran from 1991-1997 on AOL.

Java 1.0 made

Sep 14, 1995

Wiki.com James Gosling, Mike Sheridan, and Patrick Naughton initiated the Java language project in June 1991. it was origanally supposed to be used for interactive telivision. but it was too advanced for that days televisions sets.

Google Founded

Sep 4, 1998

Wiki.com Founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were PH.D. Students at Stanford University.

SixthSense invented

Sep 14, 2009

Wiki.com Pocket projector, mirror and camera all in a neck worn pendent. Both camera and projector sensers are connected to a mobile commution device in the users pocket. THe projector creates the interface, on a wal or something, and the camera picks up the hand gestures.

Icloud

Jun 11, 2011

WikiSteve Jobs last launch before he died. made by the Aple Incorperated. Allows users to wirlessly back up their products.