Computer History

By ayokubison17

  • Harvard Mark-1 Completed

    Harvard Mark-1 Completed
    This is was a room sized computer that was used for making mathematical tables.
    I think that this is an importatn event in computer history, because this is one of the faster, better computers than was designed before.

  • The Williams Tube

    The Williams Tube
    This was a practical random accsses memory. (RAM).
    This was an important event for the evolution of computer because then there was a well desgined, not too big thing that allows the computer too run.

  • Spacewar Computer Game

    Spacewar Computer Game
    This was the first computer game invented.
    Important because this leads to all of the games that we have today, and without this we wouldn't be where we are in the gameing world.

  • First Computer Mouse

    First Computer Mouse
    This was the first computer event where you could use it to click around rather than use different means of navigating.
    This made using the computer even easier than it used to be, and more simple.

  • E-Mail

    E-Mail
    The first email was created by Ray Tomlinson.
    This leads up to our current day email, nad back then it was a big deal. Now we just take for granted our email when we check it on our phones even, not just computers.

  • Xerox Star

    Xerox Star
    This was the first GUI or graphic user interface that showed graphics instead of code.
    Important so then everything that we used on the computer was easier to see and use.

  • First Portable Computer

    First Portable Computer
    IBM created the first portable computer, the IBM 5155 portable computer.
    This is very important in computer history because this invention then evolved into the modern day laptop.

  • The First WIFI

    The First WIFI
    The first form of WiFi was creted by AT&T and NCR Corporation.
    This was a major hurdle in computer history because this lead to something that many of us say that we need in life nowadays. An important part to our lives.

  • IBM Simon Personal Communicator

    IBM Simon Personal Communicator
    This was the first commercial toutchscreen phone.
    This was a major step forward in computer history and was important because without this invention, we wouldn't have our modern day smartphones being how they are.

  • Microsoft Tablet PC

    Microsoft Tablet PC
    This was the first tablet ever invented.
    This was an importtn event in computr history because it was an even more portable computer, which led on to progress into the current day iPad.