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Electro-Mechanical Computers
1930s No date given, only year. This type of computer worked with many relays and vacuum tubes. These were used as switches. Some of these computers were used in WWII to decode German codes and had floating point numbers -
The Colossus
Colossus No date given, only year. The Colossus was developed to decifer German codes. It could also answer true/false questions. It was the first electronic computer. -
ENIAC invented
Wikipedia EniacElectronical Numeral Intergrated and Computer and was created by the University of Pennsylvania. It was the first computer ever invented. The ENIAC also took up a lot of space. -
UNIVAC
UNIVAC No date given, only year. The UNIVAC was the first commercial computer made in the United States. It produced and sold over 45 units. It was also the first computer to be mass-produced. -
Microchip
Microchip No date given, only year. The microchip sped up the production of microcomputers. They were cheap and an individual could afford them. Three microchip designs were made Intel, Texas Instruments, and Garret AiResearch -
ARPANET
ARPANET ARPANET was the first operational packet switching network. It was funded by the Advanced Reasearch Project Agency. The packeyt switching was designed by British scientist Donald Davies. -
Altair 8800
Altair 8800 The Altair 8800 was the first popular computer to use a single-chip microproccesor. When a person bought the computer, they had to assemble it themselves. Many other computers were made after to copy the Altair 8800 -
Osborne 1
Osborne 1 The Osborne 1 was the first portable computer. It weighed more than any labtop today (23.5 pounds.) Labtops after this were much sleeker and weighed less. -
Macntosh Computer was Introduced
MacThe Macintosh computer was produced by Apple. It was very popular until 1990, when Windows became more popular. It was the first personal computer to use a mouse and graphics. -
Windows first operating system
WindowsWiindows was invented by Chase Bishop. At the time Windows could not overlap windows and they were all titled. It was crated using C and C++ -
Firewall
Firewall No date given, only year. The firewall was first thought of in 1988. It was called a packet filter and was tested by AT&T. Firewalls block some things from gaining access to your computer. -
Wi-fi was invented
WIfi No Date shown only year. Wi-Fi was invented by NCR Corporation/AT&T. Wi-Fi lets someone connect to the internet without a cable. The first Wi-Fi had 1Mbps/2Mbps. -
Labtops in the 1990s
Labtops in 1990s No date given, only year. Eventually labtops were much smaller. Also, by 1993 they had 256-color screens. Also, the hard-drive was introduced. -
IPod Classic release
Ipod Classic The Ipod was created by Apple. The first Ipod had 5 or 10 GBs. It had ten hours of life. It had a mechanical scroll wheel and could hold audio only. -
Droid
Droid The Droid was a smartphone made by Motorola as an alternative to the Iphone. It runs on Googles Android Operating System. The Droid is internet and multimedia enabled. -
IPad
IPAd The Ipad is a multitouch computer. It has wifi and cellular models. The Ipad is conneted to the computer using a USB and is managed by ITunes.
