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1939 Hewlet--Packard is Founded
in 1939 The Hewlt-Packard computer is made in a garage in California. Walt Dinsey ordered 8 of the 200B for his movie "Fantasia” in 1940 to make the sounds -
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1940-The Complex Number Calculator (CNC) is completed
in 1940 the Complex Number Calculatior is completed. Bell Telephone Laboratories completed this calculator, designed by researcher George Stibitz. -
1954-The IBM 650 magnetic drum calculator established itself as the first mass-produced computer
in 1954 The IBM 650 magnetic drum calculator established itself as the first mass-produced computer -
1959-IBM´s 7000 series mainframes were the company´s first transistorized computers
in 1959 IBM´s 7000 series mainframes were the company´s first transistorized computers at the top of the computers -
1962-The LINC (Laboratory Instrumentation Computer) offered the first real time laboratory data processing
in 1962 The LINC (Laboratory Instrumentation Computer) offered the first real time laboratory data processing. It was designed by Wesley Clark at Lincoln Laboratories -
CDC´s 6600 supercomputer, designed by Seymour Cray
in 1964 the CDC's 6600 supercomputer was designed by Seymour Cray it could perform up to 3 million instructions per second. The 6600 retained the distinction of being the worlds fastest computer in the world until it got surpassed by its successor, the CDC 7600, in 1968. -
1972-Hewlett-Packard announced the HP-35 as "a fast, extremely accurate electronic slide rule"
Hewlett-Packard announced the HP-35 as "a fast, extremely accurate electronic slide rule" it had a soild-state memory like a computers -
1976-Steve Wozniak designed the Apple I
In 1976 Steve Wozniak designed the Apple I a single-board computer the first Apple computer -
1984-Apple Computer launched the Macintosh
Apple computer launched the Macintosh the first successful mouse-driven computer with a graphic user interface, -
1988-Apple cofounder Steve Jobs unveiled the NeXT
Apple cofounder Steve Jobs, who left Apple to form his own company, unveiled the NeXT. It failed but is recognized as a important innovation.
