The history of computers By 11gjackson-lamb Period: Jan 1, 1800 to Nov 19, 2012 computers history May 24, 1844 first morse code Mar 10, 1876 first phone call Nov 19, 1936 The first computer Apr 8, 1959 First cobol Nov 23, 1970 First calculator Apr 4, 1974 microsoft founded Nov 23, 1974 first inkjet printer Nov 19, 1975 first game was released by atari Nov 19, 1980 first coulor screen sony ericsson Nov 23, 1981 first computer monitor Nov 23, 1995 first animated movie toy story Nov 19, 1998 first ipod Nov 15, 2001 first xbox 360 Mar 24, 2005 first psp (psp 1000) Nov 19, 2007 first kindle