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The First Computer .
The first freely programmable computer came into play -
The transistor
The transistor was invented by Bell Telephone Company. It wasn't a computer in itself'but it was a vital computer component. -
IBM
International Business Machines came out with their first computer machine. -
Bank computers
The first bank computers were invented. They used MICR'or magnetic ink character recognition'to read checks. -
The computer chip
Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce invented the integrated circuit'better known as the computer chip -
Video games
Spacewar games invented the first computer video games. -
The mouse is invented
Douglas Engelbart invented the computer mouse. He called it the mouse because the cord came out the back like a tail. -
The internet
The first internet was called ARPANET. The original internet wasn't used very widely because not many people had access to it. -
The first personal computers
IBM and Apple were just a couple of the brands that put out the first personal computers. -
Microsoft is born
Bill Gates worked with Paul Allen to develop BASIC for the Altair 8800. -
Microsoft expands
Microsoft made a program that was compatible with IBM computers. This let more people come into contact with the now well-known program. -
The laptop comes into play
The first laptop computer 'the Power Book 100' came out. There were other portable computers before this but they were very clunky and expensive. -
World Wide Convention
The first internet convention was held. -
Mini computers
Nokia introduced a phone that had internet capabilities. This started a revolution of devices that were small'portable computers.
