The Evolution and Future of Computer Technology

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  • The loom was invented

    The loom was invented
    1801: In France, Joseph Marie Jacquard invents a loom that uses punched wooden cards to automatically weave fabric designs. Early computers would use similar punch cards.

  • First computer language

    First computer language
    Grace Hopper develops the first computer language, which eventually becomes known as COBOL. Thomas Johnson Watson Jr., son of IBM CEO Thomas Johnson Watson Sr., conceives the IBM 701 EDPM to help the United Nations keep tabs on Korea during the war.

  • Eniac

    Eniac
    Two University of Pennsylvania professors, John Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert, build the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Calculator (ENIAC). Considered the grandfather of digital computers, it fills a 20-foot by 40-foot room and has 18,000 vacuum tubes.

  • The first computer chip

    The first computer chip
    Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce unveil the integrated circuit, known as the computer chip. Kilby was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2000 for his work.

  • The first dynamic Access memory

    The first dynamic Access memory
    The newly formed Intel unveils the Intel 1103, the first Dynamic Access Memory (DRAM) chip.

  • The apple computer

    The apple computer
    Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak start Apple Computers on April Fool’s Day and roll out the Apple I, the first computer with a single-circuit board.

  • TRS-80

    TRS-80
    Radio Shack's initial production run of the TRS-80 was just 3,000. It sold like crazy. For the first time, non-geeks could write programs and make a computer do what they wished.

  • The first personal computer

    The first personal computer
    The first IBM personal computer, code-named “Acorn,” is introduced. It uses Microsoft’s MS-DOS operating system. It has an Intel chip, two floppy disks and an optional color monitor. Sears & Roebuck and Computerland sell the machines, marking the first time a computer is available through outside distributors. It also popularizes the term PC.

  • The begging of internet history

    The begging of internet history
    The first dot-com domain name is registered on March 15, years before the World Wide Web would mark the formal beginning of Internet history. The Symbolics Computer Company, a small Massachusetts computer manufacturer, registers Symbolics.com. More than two years later, only 100 dot-coms had been registered.

  • Desk-pro 386

    Desk-pro 386
    Compaq brings the Desk-pro 386 to market. Its 32-bit architecture provides as speed comparable to mainframes.

  • YouTube was invented

    YouTube was invented
    : YouTube, a video sharing service, is founded. Google acquires Android, a Linux-based mobile phone operating system.

  • MackBook Pro was invented

    MackBook Pro was invented
    Apple introduces the MacBook Pro, its first Intel-based, dual-core mobile computer, as well as an Intel-based iMac. Nintendo's Wii game console hits the market.

  • The iPhone was invented

    The iPhone was invented
    The iPhone brings many computer functions to the smartphone

  • Microsoft, Windows 7

    Microsoft, Windows 7
    Microsoft launches Windows 7, which offers the ability to pin applications to the taskbar and advances in touch and handwriting recognition, among other features.

  • The iPad comes out

    The iPad comes out
    Apple unveils the iPad, changing the way consumers view media and jumpstarting the dormant tablet computer segment.