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Calculating Machine
Charles Babbage, tha mathmetician creates a steam-drivern calculating machine to compute tables of numbers. -
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Computer History - Inventions and Innovations
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Card Punching System - Creates IBM
Herman Hollerith designs a system that punches cards, created for a concencus, later founding IBM. -
No Gear Computer
J.V. Atanasoff attempts to create a computer without gears, belts, or shafts. -
Computing Device!
Atanasoff and a graduate create a device that solves 29 math problems at once. It was the first computer to store information. -
ENIAC
Two proffesors (John Mauchly and Presper Eckert) create ENIAC, which fills a 20 x 40 foot room with 18,000 tubes. -
UNIVAC
Mauchly and Presper leave their University to build the UNIVAC, the first computer for business and government use. -
COBOL
Grace Hopper creates the first "computer language" known as COBOL. -
FORTRAN
FORTRAN programming language births. -
Computer Chip
Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce create an integrated computer circuit, or "computer chip." -
GUI
Douglas Englelbart shows a computer prototype with a mouse and keyboard and a GUI. -
Intel 1103
Intel releases Intel 1103, the only and first DRAM (Dynamic Access Memory) chip. -
Floppy Disk
Alan Slaugart leads IBM to create the "floppy disk," which allows data to be shared. -
Ethernet
Robert Metcalfee, member of the Xerox research staff, creates Ethernet which allows devices and computers to be connected. -
PCs
Numerous personal computers are released, including Scelbi and Mark-8 Altaire. -
IBM 5100
IBM 5100 most avaible portable computer released. -
Apple
Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak create Apple Computers and release the Apple 1, the first single circuit board. -
TRS-80
Radio Shack produces TRS-80 for only $3,000. -
VisiCalc
VisiCalc, the first computerized spreadsheet program is released. -
Word Star
Word processing becomes possible with Word Star. -
IBM "Acorn"
IBM's first personal computer comes out under the name "Acorn." -
Apple "Lisa"
Apple releases "Lisa," the first PC with a GUI. -
Windows
Microsoft announces the launch of Windows. -
Deskpro 386
Compaq introduces the Deskpro 386. -
HTML
Tim Barners Lee develops Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML), launching the world-wide web (WWW). -
Pentium Microprocessor
The Pentium microprocessor advances graphics and music on PCs. -
Gaming Machines
PCs become gaming machines when many video games released. -
Wi-Fi
The term Wi-Fi computing languages, and internet without wires. -
Playstation 2
Sony releases the Playstation 2. -
Mac OSX
Apple reveals Mac OSX operating system, providing protected memory architecture. -
AMD Athlon
AMD Athlon, the first 64-Bit processor, is released. -
Mozilla Firefox
Mozilla's Firefox becomes a new dominant web-browser. -
Mac Book Pro
Apple releases the Mac Book Pro. Nintendo Wii is released. -
iPhone
Apple introduces the iPhone, which brings many computer functions to the smartphone. -
Windows 7
Microsoft releases Windows 7. Offers the ability to pin to the taskbar. -
iPad
Apple releases the iPad, jump starting table computers.
