Computer History

By bw3336
  • Pong is released

    Pong is released
    Engineer Al Alcorn was hired to make a car driving game but when they realized it was too complex for the time he was told to create a ping pong game. Pong launched the modern video game era.
  • First Atari was made

    First Atari was made
    The first Video Computer System was created. It was designed to be connected straight to a TV and was very popular.
  • Movie Tron was released

    Movie Tron was released
    The use of computer-generated graphics took a big leap when Disney released Tron. It was one of the first movies to use such graphics.
  • Pixar was founded

    Pixar was founded
    Pixar was originally called Special Effects Computer Group. It was bought by Steve Jobs and he reamed it Pixar. It was later bought by Disney.
  • First Play Station in North America

    First Play Station in North America
    They released the Play Station came out in Japan in 1994 and then came out in North America a few months later. It was great success and is still dominant in the home gaming market
  • IBM's deep blue beats chess champion

    IBM's deep blue beats chess champion
    IBM created an AI chess champion. It beat World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov.
  • Minecraft is invented

    Minecraft is invented
    Minecraft was invented by Markus Perrson. In MInecaraft you can build anything and do challenges. Minecraft is very successful and has received many awards.
  • Bitcoin

    Bitcoin
    Bitcoin was created by Satoshi Nakamoto. Bitcoin allows you to pay for things with an online currency. Bitcoin led the way for many other online paying apps.
  • Siri

    Siri
    Siri is a built-in feature on almost all Apple products. It was first made on the Apple iPhone 4s. It is a thing that responds to people by searching the web quickly.
  • Apple Watch

    Apple Watch
    An apple watch is a computer built into a watch. It can do many things that a phone can do and can even check your heartbeat and blood pressure.