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The 1970s

By Penguin393

  • C Programming Launguage

    C Programming Launguage
    Generation 4:
    Inventor: At bell labs, Ken Thompson made the B programming language, but it was slow, so Dennis Richie improved some things making the C programming language.
    C was made for Unix back in 1973, but c is still used today for a lot of different purposes, the big one being for the Linux which is a customizable computer with a penguin for the mascot. It also led to many other forms of c like c++ or c#.
    (I'm putting this in 1971 because that's what the history of computing video stated)

  • Magnavox Odyssey

    Magnavox Odyssey
    Inventor: A small team led by Ralph H. Baer.
    The Magnavox Odyssey is the first ever video game console that took cards to play games on the tv. This console was important because it is a prototype of the Atari 2600, so led to many video game consoles afterward, it led to computer screens the following year, and it gave people a way to waste time.

  • Xerox Alto

    Xerox Alto
    Inventor: Butler Lampson a PARC scientist who originally pitched the idea.
    The Xerox Alto is the first computer to have all GUI components, had a screen leading to the Macintosh in the 80s, could connect to the ethernet with a LAN cable, had a word processor, and was never a commercial product, but was used in schools at the time.

  • Apple II

    Apple II
    Inventor: The Apple 1 was created in 1976 by Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs with the following year being the introduction of the Apple II.
    Other personal home computers came before the Apple II, but this was the first one to be the most successful. It included everything, BASIC programming software, floppy disk drive, a color monitor, video cards, etc. This computer led to what people used for schools during a virus, as home computers became more popular beyond this point.

  • VisiCalc Program

    VisiCalc Program
    Inventor: Dan Bricklin and Bob Frankston which they started a company called Software Arts Inc.
    The VisiCalc was released as an app for the Apple II as a spreadsheet program, making it the first killer app. This app was could because it could allowed numbers to be change and the total would change, in case you make a mistake adding your totals. VisiCalc would lead to modern website and application spreadsheets to come along and helped many people keep track of their payments.