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Computer History

By carolineboroughs

  • Hewlett and Packard

    Hewlett and Packard
    Hewlett and Packard create Hewlett-Packard in their garage. Their first product was the 200A Audio Oscillator

  • Plankalkul

    Plankalkul
    Konrad Zuse begins his work on the Plankalkul, in an attempt to create theoretical preconditions to solve problems

  • Death of Alan Turing

    Death of Alan Turing
    Alan Turing published "On Computable Numbers" and had questioned human intelligence. He also helped with code-breaking in WWII

  • Virtual Memory

    Virtual Memory
    A team creates virtual memory, allowing computers to switch from program to program or from user to user

  • IMSAI

    IMSAI
    The IMSAI is founded. This coporation created the IMSAI 8080 microprocessor which sold 20,000 units.

  • Osborne I

    Osborne I
    The first portable computer, called the Osborne I was created.

  • Pretty Good Privacy (PGP)

    Pretty Good Privacy (PGP)
    An email encryption program, PGP is introduced.

  • Yahoo!

    Yahoo!
    Yang and Filo found Yahoo!

  • Caroline's first laptop

    Caroline's first laptop
    I got my first laptop

  • Allie's first iPad

    Allie's first iPad
    I got my first iPad