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AT&T introduces the first first data phone! (MODEM). (Not exact date)
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In 1960, Digital Equipment Corporation released its first of many PDP computers the PDP-1. Had five-megacycle circuits, a magnetic core memory, and fully parallel processing with a computation rate of 100,000 additions per second. (Not exact date)
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An early use of the term "personal computer" appeared in a November 3, 1962, New York Times article reporting John W. Mauchly's vision of future computing as detailed at a recent meeting of the American Institute of Industrial Engineers. Mauchly stated, "There is no reason to suppose the average boy or girl cannot be master of a personal computer".
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In 1968, Hewlett Packard began marketing the first mass-marketed PC, the HP 9100A.
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End users generally did not directly interact with the machine, but instead would prepare tasks for the computer on off-line equipment, such as card punches. (Not exact date)
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The Kenbak-1 is considered by the Computer History Museum to be the world's first personal computer. It was designed and invented by John Blankenbaker of Kenbak Corporation in 1970, and was first sold in early 1971. (Not exact date)
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After the "computer-on-a-chip" was commercialized, the cost to manufacture a computer system dropped dramatically. The arithmetic, logic, and control functions that previously occupied several costly circuit boards were now available in one integrated circuit, (Not exact date)
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By 1979 over half a million microcomputers were sold and the youth of the day had a new concept of the personal computer. (Not Exact date)
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Windows 1.0 is announced and was initially being solf for $100.
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Tandy Radio Shack becomes one of the first companies to release a computer based on the MPC standard with its introduction of the M2500 XL/2 and M4020 SX computers. (Not exact date)
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The WiFi standard iwas established!
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Google Chrome is released!
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Micropsoft Windows releases Windows 8.
