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History of the Computer
Quick note, the lack of items in between the events are not because nothing happens, and the dates are not correct (Jan 1st is what I put if I can't find the date). -
ROM-Type storage
ROM-Type storage media is introduced. -
Z1
Originally named the V1, the Z1, which began development in 1936 by Germany's Konrad Zuse in his parents' living room, is considered the first electro-mechanical binary programmable computer. The Z1 had 64-word memory (each word contained 22 bits) and a clock speed of 1 Hz. Both programming and output were generated using punch tape with a specific reader. -
Colossus
Colossus was a computor that was used in code breaking. It was operational in the December of 1948. -
ENIAC
Electronic Numerical Integrator Analyzor and Computer (ENIAC), is developed by the Ballistics Research Laboratory in Maryland to assist in the preparation of firing tables for artillery. It is built at the University of Pennsylvania's Moore School of Electrical Engineering and completed in November 1945. -
Transistor
Bell Telephone Laboratories develops the transistor in 1947. -
Magnetic-core memory
Jay Forrester applies for a patent for magnetic-core memory, an early type of random access memory (RAM) May 11, 1951. -
7030 Stretch supercomputer
IBM introduces the 7030 Stretch supercomputer, one of the first 64-bit computers. -
ARPANET
The Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET) was one of the world's first operational packet switching networks, the first network to implement TCP/IP, and the progenitor of what was to become the global Internet. Follow the link given to learn more. -
System/370
IBM introduces the System/370, which included the use of Virtual Memory and utilized memory chips instead of magnetic core technology. -
Radio Network
During World War II, the United States Army first used radio signals for data transmission. This inspired a group of researchers in 1971 at the University of Hawaii to create the first packet based radio communications network called ALOHNET. ALOHNET was the very first wireless local area network (WLAN). This first WLAN consisted of 7 computers that communicated in a bi-directional star topology. -
MSX computer architecture
The MSX computer architecture is announced by Microsoft on June 16, 1983. -
IEEE
In 1990, the IEEE 802 Executive Committee established the 802.11 Working Group to create a wireless local area network (WLAN) standard. The standard specified an operating frequency in the 2.4GHz ISM band. In 1997 the group approved IEEE 802.11 as the world's first WLAN standard with data rates of 1 and 2 Mbps. -
Apple clones
Apple allows other computer companies to clone its computer by announcing its licensed the Macintosh operating system rights to Radius on January 4, 1995. -
Pocket PC 2000
Microsoft Pocket PC 2000 is introduced April 19, 2000. -
Kinect
Microsoft first releases the Kinect for the Xbox 360 in November 4, 2010. -
Surface
The Surface (formerly Surface with Windows RT, then Surface RT) is the first device in the Surface family of devices. It has a 10.6 ClearType HD display with a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels on a 16:9 aspect ratio screen. The Surface tablet weighs 1.5 lbs and comes in a Dark Titanium "VaporMg"(pronounced "VaporMag") color. It comes in 32 GB and 64 GB variants and went on sale October 26, 2012. Surface is also touted for the number of ports it has.