The Evolution of Computer

  • Steam-driven Caculation Machine

    Steam-driven Caculation Machine

    Charles Babbage conceives of a steam-driven calculating machine that would be able to compute tables of numbers.
  • IBM was founded in 1911

    IBM was founded in 1911

    Herman Hollerith designs a new punch card to calculate the 1880 census.
  • The FORTAN

    The FORTAN

    The FORTRAN programming language is born
  • The intergrated circut

    The intergrated circut

    Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce unveil the integrated circuit, known as the computer chip.
  • Radio Shack's initial

    Radio Shack's initial

    Radio Shack's initial production run of the TRS-80 was just 3,000. It sold like crazy.
  • MicroPro International

    MicroPro International

    Word processing becomes a reality as MicroPro International releases WordStar.
  • WordStar

    WordStar

    Word processing becomes a reality as MicroPro International releases WordStar.
  • First personal computer

    First personal computer

    Apple’s Lisa is the first personal computer with a GUI. It also features a drop-down menu and icons. It flops but eventually evolves into the Macintosh.
  • Windows was annouced by Microsoft

    Windows was annouced by Microsoft

    Microsoft announces Windows, its response to Apple’s GUI. Commodore unveils the Amiga 1000, which features advanced audio and video capabilities.
  • Deskpro 386

    Deskpro 386

    Compaq brings the Deskpro 386 to market. It’s 32-bit architecture provides as speed comparable to mainframes.
  • Wi-Fi was invented

    Wi-Fi was invented

    The term Wi-Fi becomes part of the computing language and users begin connecting to the Internet without wires.
  • The PlayStation 2

    The PlayStation 2

    Sony releases the PlayStation 2
  • Mozilla’s Firefox 1.0 vs Internet Explorer

    Mozilla’s Firefox 1.0 vs Internet Explorer

    Mozilla’s Firefox 1.0 challenges Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, the dominant web browers.
  • IPhone

    IPhone

    The iPhone brings many computer functions to the smartphone.
  • The Floppy disk

    The Floppy disk

    Alan Shugart leads a team of IBM engineers who invent the “floppy disk,” allowing data to be shared among computers.