Timeline of Computers

By goddarda16

  • Z1 Computer

    Konrad Zuse created the first freely programmable computer.

  • ABC Computer

    John Atanasoff and Clifford Berry created the first ABC computer.

  • Harvard Mark I Computer

    The first Harvard Mark computer was created by Howard Aiken and Grace Hopper.

  • ENIAC 1 Computer

    The first ENIAC computer was created by John Presper Eckert and John W. Mauchly

  • The Transistor

    This was created by John Bardeen, Walter Brattain andd Wiliam Shockley and even though this is not a computer it greatly affected the history of computers.

  • Manchester Baby Computer and The Williams Tube

    The Frederic Williams created the Manchester Baby Comouter and Tom Kilburn made The WIlliam Tube.

  • The Chip

    Jack Kilby & Robert Noyce created The Integrated Circuit, otherwise known as the chip.

  • Spacewar Computer Game

    The first computer game was created by Steve Russel and MIT.

  • Computer Mouse and Windows

    Douglas Engelbart invented the Computer Mouse.

  • ARPAnet

    The original internet.

  • Intel 4004 computer microprocessor

    Faggin, Hoff & Mazor created the first microprocessor.

  • The floppy disk

    Alan Shugart &IBM created the floppy disk. Nicknamed the "Floppy" for its flexibility.

  • Microsft

    MS-DOS Computer Operating System From "Quick And Dirty" comes the operating system of the century.

  • Apple Lisa Computer

    The first home computer with a GUI, graphical user interface.

  • Apple Macintosh Computer

    The more affordable home computer with a GUI.

  • Microsoft Window

    Microsoft begins the friendly war with Apple.