Computer History

Z1 produced

1937

World's first binary electrically driven mechanical calculator. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z1_(computer)

First video game

1958

Physicist William Higinbotham crated a simple tennis game that played on an oscilloscope. Source: https://www.aps.org/publications/apsnews/200810/physicshistory.cfm

Brown box

1967

Ralph H. Baer developed the first video game console, named "brown box." Source: https://www.hongkiat.com/blog/evolution-of-home-video-game-consoles-1967-2011/

Apple 1

1976

The first Apple 1s went into production. Source: https://www.macworld.co.uk/feature/apple/history-of-apple-steve-jobs-mac-3606104/

IBM PC

1981

The IBM PC was released featuring the first operating system, DOS. Source: https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2390696,00.asp

Osborne 1

1981

The first "portable" computer was produces. Names Osborne 1, it weighed 25 lbs and had a 5 inch screen. Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/the-first-laptop-2011-6

Mario

1981

Mario made his first appearance in the game Donkey Kong. Source: https://www.howtogeek.com/trivia/in-which-game-did-mario-make-his-first-appearance/

Internet

1983

In 1983 ARPANET addopted the TCP/IP protocol suite which made it possible to transmit data between multiple networks, essentially paving the way for the modern Internet. Source: https://www.history.com/news/ask-history/who-invented-the-internet

Macintosh

1984

In 1984, Steve Jobs introduced the Macintosh.

Windows

1985

The first version of Windows was released. Source: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/oct/02/from-windows-1-to-windows-10-29-years-of-windows-evolution

Google

1998

In 1998 Larry Page and Sergey Brin founded Google. Source: https://www.google.com/about/our-story/