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Technology Throughout History
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The First Calculator
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Pendulum Clock
Christiaan Huygens develops the pendulum clock (using Galileo's earlier discovery that a swinging pendulum can be used to keep time). -
Electric Telegraph
Charles Wheatstone and William Cooke, in England, and Samuel Morse, in the United States, develop the electric telegraph (a forerunner of the telephone). -
The First Computer
The first freely programmable computer came into play.
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The Transistor
The transistor was invented by Bell Telephone Company. It wasn't a computer in itself'but it was a vital computer component.
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Bank Computers
The first bank computers were invented. They used MICR'or magnetic ink character recognition'to read checks.
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The Computer Chip
Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce invented the integrated circuit'better known as the computer chip.
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IBM Model 650
First medium-sized computer
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Video Games
Spacewar games invented the first computer video games.http://www.softschools.com/timelines/computer_history_timeline/20/ -
The mouse is invented
Douglas Engelbart invented the computer mouse. He called it the mouse because the cord came out the back like a tail.
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The internet
The first internet was called ARPANET. The original internet wasn't used very widely because not many people had access to it.
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Microsoft is born
Bill Gates worked with Paul Allen to develop BASIC for the Altair 8800.
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The first personal computers
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Apple 2
1977 saw the invention of both the Apple II and the famous rainbow Apple logo.
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Apple 3
This next iteration of the Apple computer for business was created primarily to compete with business computing companies like IBM. -
Apple IIE
The Apple IIe keyboard was built in to the computer and did away with the numeric keypad. -
APPLE IIC
The Apple IIc represented Apple’s first attempt at both a portable computer and “out-of-the-box” functionality. The only problem with classifying the IIc as a “portable” computer is the fact that it lacked a portable power supply.
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MACINTOSH PLUS
The Plus version of the Macintosh originally featured the same beige colour as the original Macintosh, but in 1987 was changed to the warm gray Platinum colour that would characterize Apple computers for years to come. -
Microsoft expands
Microsoft made a program that was compatible with IBM computers. This let more people come into contact with the now well-known program.
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The internet as we know it
Tim Berners Less came up with the World Wide Web. He started a computer revolution.
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The laptop comes into play
The first laptop computer'the Power Book 100'came out. There were other portable computers before this'but they were very clunky and expensive.
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World Wide Convention
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Mini computers
Nokia introduced a phone that had internet capabilities. This started a revolution of devices that were small'portable computers.
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IMAC G3 SLOT-LOADING INDIGO
The above model set the standard for the rest of the iMac G3’s with a slot-loading CD ROM rather than a tray-loading model.
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The First iPhone
The first ever iPhone was unveiled by Steve Jobs in 2007 at the Macworld Conference and Expo in San Fransansisco. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtechnology/technology/apple/4126366/Macworld-2009-Macworld-through-the-years.html
