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1940 computers
In 1939 The Complex Number Calculator (CNC) is completed by researcher George Stibitz. -
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computer history
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computer 1950s
Engineering Research Associates of Minneapolis built the ERA 1101, the first commercially produced computer -
computer 1960s
The precursor to the minicomputer, DEC´s PDP-1 included with a cathode ray tube graphic display, needed no air conditioning and required only one operator. -
computers1970s
Xerox Corporation hired Dr. George Pake to lead a new
groundbreaking inventions that transformed computing—most notably the personal computer graphical user interface, Ethernet, the laser printer, and object-oriented programming. -
computers 1980s
Hard disks are an essential part of the computer revolution, allowing fast, random access to large amounts of data. IBM announced its most successful mainframe hard disk -
computer 1990
Video Toaster is introduced by NewTek. The Video Toaster was a video editing and production system for the Amiga line of computers and included custom hardware and special software.
Microsoft shipped Windows 3.0 on May 22. Compatible with DOS programs, the first successful version of Windows -
computer 2000s
For the first time more than half of the households in America have Internet access on August 17, 2000 according to Nielsen.
