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Tge CNC was completed.
Bell Telephone Labs created the CNC, or the Complex Number Calculator. -
The Williams tube won for a practical random-access memory.
Drederick Williams from Machest Unviersity modified a cathode-ray tube to paint dots and dashes to represent the binary ones and zeros, therefore storing information. -
EDSAC was created
Maruice Wilkes created EDSAC, the first practical stored program computer. He created it at Cambridge University. -
ERA 1101
The Engineering Research Associates of Minneapolis created the ERA 1101, which was the first commerically produced computer. It he,d 1 million fits on its magnetic drum, also making it the earliest magnetic storage device. -
Nixdorf Computer Corp. Was Founded
Heinz Nixdorf founded the Nixdork Computer Corp in Germany, which eventually merged with Siemens in 1990 -
IAS becomes operational
John von Neumann's IAS computer became operation at the Institude for Advanced Studies in Princeton, N.J. -
UNIVAC Election
CBS borrowed a UNIVAC to predict the outcome of the presidentical rase between Eisenhower and Stevenson. -
Mass Produced Computers
The IBM 650 was the first established mass-produced computer, the company sold 450 a year. The 650's magnetic data storage was much faster then the past drum memory machines. -
TX-0 was invented
MIT researchers built the TX-0, which was the first general purpose programable computer. -
First Large Scale Computer Communications
SAGE- Semi-Automatic Ground Environment- had linked hundreds of radar stations in the US and Canada. It was made to help protect the area from the Soviet Union. -
Intel's 8008 microprocessor
Intel created their 8008 microprocessor, which was an improvement ver the 4004. -
The Alto is designed
The first work station with a built-in mouse for input was the Alto, which stored several files, offered menus and icons, and could link to local networks. Alto was never sold commerically. -
The Apple-1 is made
Steve Wozniak designed the Apple-1, which was a single-board computer for hobbyists. -
The Commondore PET
The Personal Electronic Transactor, of PET, was created. It was the first of several personal computers released in 1977 (Along with the Apple II and the TRS-80) -
Atari launched the Video Computer System
Atari released the Atari Video Computer System of VCS and later renamed it the AStari 2600. -
First Portable Computer
Adam Osborne completed the first portable computer, the Osborne I, which weighed 24 pounds and cost around 1,795$. -
Macintosh was launched.
Apple Computer created the first successful mouse-drive computer, the Machintosh. The Macintosh originally costed 2,500 -
Motorola presented the 68030 microprocessor.
Motorola created a new processor that was built on a 32-bit enhanced microprocessor. -
The NeXt was launched.
Steve Jobs created the NeXT, which was a failed computer that helped to recognize a drive for an optical storage disk. -
Atari introduced the Model 400 and 800 Computers.
Shortly after Atari created the VCS game console, they bult two machines with the idea that the 400 would become a game console and the 800 a home computer. -
The Terminator 2: Judgement Day
This movie was ground-breaking with Industrial Lights and 'Magics'. It was a record $100 million and was the most expensive movie ever made at the time. -
Mosaic web browser
The Mosaic web browser was released, it was the first commercial software. -
Yahoo was founded
Jerry Yang and David Filo created Yahoo, which was originally named "Jerry's Guide to the World Wide Web." -
The Iomega Zip Disk
The initial Iomega Zip Disk system allowed 100MB to be stored on a cartridge that was roughly the size of 3.5 inch floppy disk.