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10 major developments in the History of the Personal Computer and Internet

By jgold1707

  • The Altair

    The Altair
    Altair 8800 was developed by Ed Roberts. The 8080 processor was capable of addressing up to 64Kb of RAM. It was a very profitable device of the time.

  • Apple I

    Apple I
    Company History More Information on Apple I With the combined efforts of Steve Wozniak, Steve Jobs, and Ron Wayne Apple I was developed. Steve Wozniak built the printed circuit board, while Ron Wayne wrote the operation manual, and Steve job advertised the device. Apple I came with a 4k Ram and was originally sold for close to $700.

  • TRS-80

    TRS-80
    TRS-80 Additional InformationTandy Corporation and Radio Shack together released the TRS-80, a very popular desktop microcomputer of the time that came fully assembled and ready to use. The device had no hard drive and four kilobytes of memory.

  • Osborne

    Osborne
    Osborne Computer Corporation founded by Adam Osborne, released Osborne in April 1981.The device having a tiny screen weighed 24.5 pounds selling close to $1800.

  • IBM PC

    IBM PC
    More information on IBM PCUnder the direction of Don Estridge, part of the IBM entry systems division a team of engineers and designers produced the IBM PC. Heavily influenced by the Apple II computer, the device originally sold for $1,565. The system processor was powered by an intel 8088 and was the size of a portable typewriter.

  • Lotus 1-2-3

    Lotus 1-2-3
    History of Lotus 1-2-3A spreadsheet program designed for IBM-compatible personal computers developed by Lotus Corporation. The program was the first to combine graphics, spreadsheet functions, and data management. Large success due to its ease, flexibility, and professional capabilities impacting the acceptance of personal computers in business.

  • Windows 1.0 eventually leads to Windows 3.0

    Windows 1.0 eventually leads to Windows 3.0
    Looking Back at What Started it AllDeveloped by Charles Simonyi and Richard Brodie word 1.0 was released.Drop down menus, scroll bars, icons, and dialog boxes set the program apart. The program has much versatility with several of programs. Eventually developing into Windows 3.0 which is credited for helping gaming on pcs.

  • Macintosh

    Macintosh
    The History of the Apple Macintosh Steve Jobs introduced the first mass-market personal computer featuring an integral graphical user interface and mouse. The original Macintosh computer developed by Apple Inc using the Mac OS had a maximum of 128 kb RAM built around the motorola 68000chip. This chip was significantly faster than previous processors.

  • First dot-com domain name is registered

    First dot-com domain name is registered
    100 Oldest Dot-Come DomainsDot-com is one of the first set of top-level domains first implemented for use on the Internet. Dot-com is used for virtually any commercial or non-commercial website.

  • Internet Explorer

    Internet Explorer
    Visual History of Internet ExplorerA series of graphical web browsers developed by microsoft is known as internet explorer. One of the most widely used web browsers that ontinuously updates to newer versions. The original development of internet explorer was a reworked version of spyglass mosaic that could render basic html, but not much else.