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Abacus
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The abacus was a counting aid that was invented in Babylonia in the fourth century B.C. -
Electronic Numerical Integrator and Calcultor (ENIAC)
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The grandfather of digital computers, filled a 20 foot by 40 foot room and had 18,000 vacuum tubes. -
UNIVAC
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Mauchly and Presper leave the University of Pennslyvania and use funds to create the first commercial computer for buisness and government. -
MODEM
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AT&T introduces the first known MODEM system. -
GUI
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The first modern computer was unveiled with a graphic user interface and mouse. -
Ethernet
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Robert Metcalfe, develops Ethernet for connecting multiple computers together and hardware use. -
IBM 5100
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THe first comercial portable computer, the IBM 5100 was put into the market. -
Apple Computers
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Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak open Apple and debut with their Apple 1 computer. -
Internet
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THe first dot-com domain is created and the Internet formally began. -
Competiton
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Microsoft reveals its new system called Windows, and Commodore unveils the Amiga 1000. -
HTML
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Tim Berners-Lee, a researcher at CERN develops HYperText MArkup Language. -
Wifi
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Users start connecting tot he internet wirelessly using wifi networks. -
New OS
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Apple reveals their Mac OS X operating system and Microsoft unveils their Windows XP operating system in response. -
64-BIT
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THe first 64-bit processor was introduced by AMD, and becomes avaible in the consumer market. -
Ipad
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The Ipad is unveiled as one of Apples new products creating a smaller portable computer.
