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The History of Computers

By ashleighstenton

  • Computers first commercially produced by IBM

  • Xerox PARC

    Mouse, GUI, pull down menu's

  • MITS Altair 8080

    Basic Language for Microsoft

  • Home Brew Computer Club

    Jobs and Woznaik found Apple

  • Apple launches general purpose computer

  • Apple buys Visicale Financial Software

    Killer app

  • IBM wants to get into PC's

    Open architecture, Microsoft's language

  • Apple confident their GUI will prevail

  • Microsoft brings out Windows 3

  • Apple in decline

    Steve Jobs leaves Apple

  • Linus Torvalds builds open source operating system

    GNU/Linux and distributes it on the Internet

  • Microsoft dominates PC software

    Has no Internet stratergy

  • Steve Jobs works on NeXT

  • Steve Jobs returns to Apple

  • iMac, iTunes, iPod, iPhone, iPad

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