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Logs
John Napier invented logs in 1614. Logs allow multiplication and division to be reduced to addition and subtraction. -
First Mechanical Calculator
Wilhelm Schickard, a professor at University of Tubingen, builds the first mechanical calculator in 1623. It can work with six digits, and carries digits across columns. -
The Antikythera mechanism
The Antikythera mechanism was used for registering and predicting the motion of the stars and planets and was discovered off the coast of Greece in 1901. -
General Purpose Programmable Calculator
Konrad Zuse invents the first general use programmable calculator. It pioneers the use of binary math and boolean logic in electronic calculation. -
Integrated Circuit
Texas Instruments and Fairchild semiconductor both invented the integrated circuit in 1959. -
Distributed packet switching networks
Paul Baran of RAND developed the idea ofdistriguted packet switching networks -
IBM 360
The IBM 360 was introduced and rapidly became the standard institutional mainframe computer. -
Word Processor
Doug Engelbart develops a word processor, an early hypertext system and a collaborative application. -
ARPANET
ARPANET goes online. -
4 bit miroprocessor
Intel prduces a 4 bit microprocessor and 2 years later an 8 bit microprocessor was produced. -
Traf-O-Data
Bill Gates and Paul Allen created Traf-O-Data to sell their computer traffic-analysis systems -
Apple Macintosh
Apple Macintosh is introduced and has features like a simple, graphical interface, uses the 8-MHz, 32-bit Motorola 68000 CPU, and has a built-in 9-inch black and white screen. -
Microsoft
Microsoft Windows 1.0 shipped. -
World Wide Web
The World Wide Web has a growth rate of 341,634% in service traffic in its third year.