Technology History Project

  • Harvard Mark-1

    Harvard Mark-1
    Source The Harvard Mark-1 was a room-sized, relay-based calculator. The Mark I had 60 sets of 24 switches for manual data entry and could store 72 numbers, each 23 decimal digits long.
  • The Z3

    The Z3
    SourceA German engenieer Konrad Zuse built the early computer, "The Z3" in complete isolation from development elsewhere. The originial computer was distroyed in 1943 in a bombing raid in Berlin.
  • Network Cable History

    Network Cable History
    SourceThe first specification by the three companies, called the 'Ethernet Blue Book', was released in 1980, it was also known as the 'DIX standard' after their initials.
  • Semi-Automatic Ground Environment

    Semi-Automatic Ground Environment
    Source SAGE is a landmark in the history of both radar and computing. It used radar on land, at sea, and in the air and was a major advance in telecommunications.
  • ARPANET - First Internet

    ARPANET - First Internet
    SourceThe starter of the ARPANET was the U.S Department of Defense, The The TCP/IP protcol was created and we still use this protcol today.
  • XEROX Alto (United States)

    XEROX Alto (United States)
    SourceThe Xerox Alto is one of the first personal computers. It was the first computer to use the metaphor of a desktop,
  • Apple 1

    Apple 1
    SourceThey were designed and hand-built by Steve Wozniak.An Apple I reportedly sold for $50,000 USD at auction in 1999.As of 2013, at least 63 Apple I computers have been confirmed to exist.
  • The Osborne 1

    The Osborne 1
    SourceThe Osborne 1 was the first commercially successful portable microcomputer. he computer shipped with a large bundle of software that was almost equivalent in value to the machine itself.
  • Epson HX-20

     Epson HX-20
    SourceThis was the first portable laptop. People wpuld describe it as the first notebook and handheld computer.
  • Windows 1.0

    Windows 1.0
    Source It runs as a graphical, 16-bit multi-tasking shell on top of an existing MS-DOS installation, providing an environment which can run graphical programs designed for Windows.
  • Wireless networking

    Wireless networking
    SourceWireless networking is a method by which homes and cell phones mainly,
  • Bluetooth

    Bluetooth
    SourceThe first bluetooth was made by Ericsson. Bluetooth technology exchanges data over short distances using radio transmissions.
  • IPhone

    IPhone
    SourceThe iPhones run on iOS which is Apples operating system. The phone line now has 8 phones. The newest phone is coming out this friday, the 25th.
  • Apple Watch

    Apple Watch
    Source Apple Watch is a smartwatch developed by Apple Inc. When the Apple Watch is paired with an iPhone, all music and photos on that iPhone are available from the Apple Watch
  • Motorola DynaTAC

    Motorola DynaTAC
    SourceA full charge took roughly 10 hours, and it offered 30 minutes of talk time. Several models followed, starting in 1985 with the 8000s, and continuing with periodic updates of increasing frequency until 1993's Classic II.