Timeline of the Computer

By binnickerah

  • Z1

    Z1
    z1
    The first electro mechanical binary programmable computer. It had a 64 word memory and was built by Konrad Zuse. This was known as the first functionable computer.

  • The Collossus

    The Collossus

    The Colossus    Developed for British codebreakers, this computer is recognized as a decoder machine which used vaccuum tubes to function. It had no internally stored programs and to set it up for a new task, the operator had to set up plugs and switches to alter the wiring. It decoded Boolean operations and calculations.

  • EDSAC

    EDSAC
    EDSAC
    Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Calculator (EDSAC), this British computer was the first stored program electronic computer. It ran the first graphical computer game, "Baby".

  • UNIVAC 1101

    UNIVAC 1101
    UNIVAC 1101
    This computer was considered to be the first computer that was capable of storing and running a program from memory. This computer was also used to decode messages.

  • Whirlwind machine

    Whirlwind machine
    whirlwind 1
    This computer was the first digital computer with magnetic core RAM and real time graphics. It used bit-parallel to run the system which most computers use today.

  • IBM 1301

    IBM 1301
    IBM 1301
    IBM releases a disk storage unit to be leased to the people. The arms would fly over the disk with a thin layer of air to be more efficient.

  • ARPANET

    ARPANET
    ARPANET
    This was an early packet switching network which led to the invention of the internet. It used the TCP/IP protocol.

  • Xerox Alto

    Xerox Alto
    Xerox Alto
    Designed for individual use, this computer was revolutionary. It had a fully functioning display and mouse. This computer used windows, menus, and icons as an interface with the operating system.

  • IBM 5100

    IBM 5100
    IBM 5100
    This was the first portable computer which weighed 55 pound and had a 64 KB of RAM. It used a bank switching mode to increase the usable memory of the computer.

  • Apple 1

    Apple 1
    Apple 1
    This was the first single circut board computer released by Apple, Inc. These computers were intended to be completed by the buyers by installing a monitor.