computer history

First programmable computer

Oct 2, 1936

http://inventors.about.com/library/blcoindex.htm

ABC computer

Oct 2, 1942

http://inventors.about.com/library/blcoindex.htm

Harvard Mark 1 computer

Oct 2, 1944

http://inventors.about.com/library/blcoindex.htm

ENIAC goes public

Oct 2, 1946

• http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/?year=1994

CIA is created

Oct 2, 1947

• http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/?year=1994

The 604 multiplying punch is produced by IBM

Oct 2, 1948

• http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/?year=1994

Ferranti Mark 1 is delivered to Manchester University

Oct 2, 1951

• http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/?year=1994

IBM introduces the 701 to public

Oct 2, 1953

• http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/?year=1994

IBM produces and markets the IBM 650

Oct 2, 1954

http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/?year=1994

First bank industry computer

Oct 2, 1955

The chip

Oct 2, 1958

First real time laboratory data processing

Oct 2, 1962

BASIC- an easy to use programming language

Oct 2, 1964

XEROX

Oct 2, 1969

World’s first available dynamic RAM

Oct 2, 1970

First advertisement for a microprocessor

Oct 2, 1971

Networking

Oct 2, 1973

First consumer computer

Oct 2, 1974

First home computer with a GUI, graphical user interface

Oct 2, 1983

First ipod introduced

Oct 2, 2001