The History of Computers

By hsankar
  • ENIAC

    ENIAC

    It was 1,800 square feet
    It was made by Charles Babbage
    It was $3000
  • The Transistor

    The Transistor

    It was a much smaller computer than the first one
    It was 3 cubic feet
    It was $3995
  • Video Games

    Video Games

    It was made by William Higinbotham
    It cost $90
  • Computer Chips

    Computer Chips

    It was made by Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce
    Only a few square meters
  • Mini Computers

    Mini Computers

    Made by Benjamin Curly
    It is much more portable than the first-ever computer
  • The Mouse

    The Mouse

    It was made by Douglas C. Engelbart
    It was $195
    He called it a mouse because the cords looked like a tail
  • Bank Computers

    Bank Computers

    They were used to read checks
  • The First Personal Computers

    The First Personal Computers

    The first companies to make personal computers were Apple and IBM
    It cost $750
  • Microsoft is born

    Microsoft is born

    It was made by Bill Gates and Paul Allen
    It was a basic model
  • Microsoft expands

    Microsoft expands

    It was released in 1977 internationally
  • IBM

    IBM

    It was made by Charles Ranlett Flint
    It cost less than $1600
  • The Internet

    The Internet

    It was invented by Robert Kahn and Vint Cerf
    It wasn’t used often because not a lot of people had access to it