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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
Herman Hollerith designs a new punch card to calculate the 1880 census. -
The FORTAN
The FORTRAN programming language is born -
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 production run of the TRS-80 was just 3,000. It sold like crazy. -
MicroPro International
Word processing becomes a reality as MicroPro International releases WordStar. -
WordStar
Word processing becomes a reality as MicroPro International releases WordStar. -
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
Microsoft announces Windows, its response to Apple’s GUI. Commodore unveils the Amiga 1000, which features advanced audio and video capabilities. -
Deskpro 386
Compaq brings the Deskpro 386 to market. It’s 32-bit architecture provides as speed comparable to mainframes. -
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
Sony releases the PlayStation 2 -
Mozilla’s Firefox 1.0 vs Internet Explorer
Mozilla’s Firefox 1.0 challenges Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, the dominant web browers. -
IPhone
The iPhone brings many computer functions to the smartphone. -
The Floppy disk
Alan Shugart leads a team of IBM engineers who invent the “floppy disk,” allowing data to be shared among computers.
