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Atanasoff and his student, Clifford Berry, design a computer that can solve 29 equations at the same time. This marks the first time a computer is able to store information on its main memory.
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The Z3 was created by a german engineer named Konrad Zuse who worked on the computer isolated from other developments. The Z3 was used for mathematical equations but was destroyed in a bombing in late 1943. (http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/computers/#169ebbe2ad45559efbc6eb3572026cc9)
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The SAGE was a system of big computers and associated networking equipment that brought data from many radar sites and process it to produce a single unified image of the airspace over a certain spot. The processing power of SAGE was supplied off of the largest computer ever built, the AN/FSQ-7. The SAGE was made for use in the Cold War. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semi-Automatic_Ground_Environment)
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Grace Hooper invents the first computer language (COBOL). Thomas Johnson Watson Jr., concieves the IBM 701 EDPM to help the UN watch over Korea during the war. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COBOL)
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ARPANET was invented during the Cold War for military use. It's the first network to use the TCP/IP protocol. Wikipedia
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The Wang 2200 added special software to solve specific customer issues. It used a built-in cassette tape for storage, and ran the programming language BASIC. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wang_2200)
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Allen and Gates saw potential to create an operation of the programming language BASIC interpreter for the Altair 8800. So they created the programming language thus making their first creation. Bill Gates named the company Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry, but later changed the name to Microsoft. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Microsoft#1975.E2.80.931985:_The_founding_of_Microsoft)
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Jobs and Wozniak started Apple Computers and showcase Apple I on April Fool's Day. This is the first computer with a single-circuit board. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Inc.)
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The Macintosh, Apple's first personal computer invented was released. The first computer that wasn't text based or functioned by typing words onto the keyboard. (http://oldcomputers.net/macintosh.html)
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PHS is a cordless telephone with the capability to handover from one cell to another. The PHS was suitable for dense urban areas, but not so much for rural areas. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_Handy-phone_System)
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SixDegrees was a social networking service that went on from 1997 to 2001, was based on the Web of Contacts base of social networking. It had degrees and depending on the degree of that certain person, you could private message them or post on their feed, etc. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SixDegrees.com)
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Microsoft invested $150 million into Apple, who were lacking funds at the time. This investment would end Apple's court case aimed toward Microsoft, claiming that Microsoft stole the "look and feel" of it's operating system. (http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/microsofts-biggest-mistake-investing-apple-was-craziest-thing-we-ever-did-1525752)
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Bluetooth's purpose was to develop wireless headsets. Bluetooth is a wireless technology used for trading data from short distances. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluetooth)
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The first iPod came with 5GB of music storage into a minuscule box. The iPod solved the issue of the chunky MP3 players by making it a small box that could very well fit in your pocket. (http://www.macworld.com/article/1163181/ipods/the-birth-of-the-ipod.html)
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The PS4 is a home videogame console, created for the entertainment of teenagers and children. The PS4 was an upgrade from the PS3 and features an APU and was stated as "the most powerful" they had built to date. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_4)
