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ENAIC
One of the first digital computers able to solve numeric equations. Invented by John Mauchly and J. Presper Ecket -
Transistor
The Transistor was made by a telephone company, it wasnt necessarily a computer itself but it was a needed component. Invented by the three men named William Shockley, John Bardeen, and Walter Houser Brattain -
The first silicon computer chip
The very first computer chip made "The Integrated Circuit" was made by Jack KIlby and Robert Noyce. A computer chip can store a computers memory and logic for circuitry for microprocessors. -
The Mouse
Douglas Engelbart invented the computer mouse. He called it the mouse because the cord came out the back like a tail. -
Banking Computers
The very first banking computer used magnetic inc character recognition to read checks. -
Video Games
Video games were first invented in 1958 as a simple tennis game which was not as classic at the 1970's game called pong. -
IBM
International Business Machines came out with their very first computer. -
The first personal computers
The first personal computers were made in 1974-1977 and were delivered in kits. -
Microsoft is born
Bill Gates worked with Paul Allen to develop the software BASIC for the Altair 8800. -
The Internet
The internet was first created in 1969 mainly for military use only, but then was released to the public in the 1980's. -
Microsoft works
Microsoft Works was introduced in 1987 and eventually was discontinued because of server flaws. -
Computers and the United States
Over 45 Million Computers in the United States are in use! -
1990
IBM and Microsoft stop working together to make operating systems. -
World wide web
The world wide web was released in 1991 but was not really cared for because the people didn't even know what internet was. -
Personal digital assistant
Apple chairman John Sculley coins the term personal digital assistant to refer to handheld computers. -
World Wide Web Servers
In 1993 there are 50 World Wide Web Servers known to exist! -
Microsoft expands
Microsoft makes a software that is compatible with IBM which helped people come into more awareness of the program. -
Java
Java was first released in 1995 developed originally by James gosling and was a core component of Sum Microsystems java's platform. -
Yahoo
Yahoo as a search engine and a E-Mail is created in 1994 -
Google
Google was founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Serge Brin and is now one of the most used search engines in the world! -
Xbox is invented
Xbox was first invented in 2001 by Microsoft -
PC's Sold in 2002
In 2002 their was more than 1 billion computers sold -
Ebay and Skype
In 2005 Ebay acquires Skype -
Skype
Skype announces in 2006 that they have over 100 million users
