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First Electric-Digital Computer Invented
Professor John Antasoff and Clifford Berry invent the world's first electric-digital computer at Iowa State University. -
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History of Computers
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MARK computer invented
Invented by Howard Aiken and Grace Hopper, the MARK computer weighed 5 tons and had 76,000 pieces. -
ENIAC Invented
The ENIAC ( Electrical Numerical Integrator and Computer) was the first large scale, general purpose computer. It was invented by John Mouchly and J. Presper Eckert. -
UNIVAC sucess
UNIVAC was the first commercially sucessful computers in history, selling 30 units. Could only hold 1MB of storage. -
Invention of the Transistor
The transistor was invented by Dr. John Bardeen, Dr. Walter Bratten, and William Shockley. The transistor eventually replaced vaccum tubes because it cost less, weighed less, consumed more power and was more reliable. -
ARPnet (A.K.A The Internet) is created
The Internet, originally called ARPnet ( Advanced Research Projects Agency Network) was created as a military computer network. -
Microsoft is founded By Bill Gates
Bill Gates founded Microsoft in 1975. -
Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak Create Apple
Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak came together to Create Apple in 1976. It was the first computer to use a computer mouse. -
The first laptop invented
The first laptop called the "Osborne 1" is invented by Adam Osborne. It had a built in screen and cost 1,795$. -
WWW is invented
The WORLD WIDE WEB is created by Tim Berners-Lee. -
Microsoft releases Windows
Microsoft released Windows in 1992. It has since become the most sucessful computer operating system of all time.
