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Computer History

By Neonizer

  • Difference engine was invented Charles Babbage in 1822

    <p style="font-weight:bold;">The Difference Engine</p> was the first automated computing machine ever invented, the purpose of the machine was to calculate sets of numbers and return a hardcopy of the results.The machine was never finished because of funding issues.

  • The Z1 Developed by Konrad Zuse in 1936

    <p style="font-weight:bold;">The Z1</p> was the first "electromechanical programmable computer", it is also the first known use of binary mechanics. The machine used punch tape to read programs and output results, similar to the Jacquard Loom.

  • Turing machine By Alan Turing 1938

    <p style="font-weight:bold;">The Turing Machine</p> is a machine built by Alan Turing in 1936 that became revolutionary in computing history. It set ground and framework for all future computers. Its function was to emulate a person following logical instructions that were given via an input

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology develops the Whirlwind Machine

    MIT developed the first computer to ever incorporate the technology RAM. It is called the Whirlwind machine and was developed in 1955. It was the first computer with random access memory that utilized magnets, and it had a graphics display that updated real-time.

  • The revolutionary OS: UNIX developed by Ken Thompson and others

    Unix is a portable-by-disk, multitasking and multiuser operating system developed in 1969 by a small group at AT&T (Bell Labs). Unix was used in PCs, phones, servers, terminals and software for military vehicles. Unix was revolutionary for the development of the Internet, however, Unix was rare to find for the general public at the time, which lead to the formation of GNU, a project dedicated to creating a unix-like OS that is completely free and accessible to the public.

  • Intel develops the first microprocessor, the Intel 4004

    The Intel 4004 was the first ever microprocessor to be developed, it has the exact same processing of a 1950s computer but 100000x smaller clocking in at 3 cm in legnth

  • IBM Develops the floppy disk

    IBM engineers created a concept where data could be shared between computers, the "floppy disk" was developed which can be used to share data between different computers that had a floppy slot

  • 1976

    Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak incorporates Apple Computers, putting the Apple I on the market, the first computer to have only one circuit board.

  • First Word Processor by MicroPro International

    MicroPro International released the “WordStar”, a word processor that has margin functionality and “word wrapping”.

  • Apple’s Lisa to feature the first known use of a Graphic User Interface

    The Lisa was the first computer to utilize a graphical interface for the user to operate on, it had dropdown menus and icons that were clickable. The name Lisa would later change to Macintosh.

  • Microsoft introduces the first version of Windows

    Although 2 years later, The Windows GUI was Microsoft’s response to the Lisa’s GUI from apple. It was developed for IBM-compatible PCs. It featured a file management program where a “window” is opened showing all of the files stored or a program.

  • Linux Kernel invented by Linus Torvalds

    Linus Torvalds, a Computer Science student at the University of Helinski, developed a free and open-source OS kernal using the tools given by GNU, a project with the goal of creating a free OS like Unix.

  • Intel Develops the Pentium microprocessor

    The Pentium microprocessor features enhanced graphics processing and audio integration.

  • Windows XP by Microsoft

    Windows XP was released in the same year as the MAC OS X, however windows XP quickly dominated the market. XP featured a completely redesigned GUI while completely cutting windows off of reliance of MS-DOS

  • Mac OSX developed by Apple

    Mac OS X is the first operating system to develop further into the multitasking capabilities of an OS and protection of memory.

  • The first 64-bit processor by AMD

    AMD’s Athlon 64 hits the market for consumer usage, the worlds very first 64 bit processor.

  • Windows 7 by Microsoft

    The windows 7 features a complete overhaul to Windows XP and Vista while retaining the whole motif of windows and the taskbar GUI.

  • macOS Sierra by Apple

    One of apple’s most stable OSs’ release ever since Snow Leopard, featuring enhanced hardware acceleration.