computer history project

telegraph

Sep 18, 1844

telegraphIn 1844 Samuel Morse sent a message 37 miles from DC to Baltimore using the telegraph. This uses the same priciples as todays networks.

differential analyzer

Sep 17, 1930

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The differential analyzer ( invented by Vannevar Bush) is introduced as the first serious attemp to design a computer. It can do many kinds of scientific computations

first computer invented

Jul 29, 1947

wikipediaThe Electronic Numerical Integrator and computer. Invented for military purposed. The machine was built at the university of Pennsylvania.

IBM 701, first electric computer

Apr 7, 1953

first electric computeron this date, IBM publicly introduced this first electric computer. Later IBM's first personal computer called the IBM PC in 1981. Sometimes referred to as the Acorn and had an 8088 processor.

first floppy disk

Mar 1, 1967

floppy diskIBM creates the first floppy disk in 1967. A floppy disk is a small removable, media storage device.

arpanet

Sep 17, 1969

arpanet
Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET). The world's first operational packet switching network. The progenitor of what was to become the global internet.

first speech recognition

May 1, 1971

voice recognitionIBM releases its first speech recognition software capable of recognizing over 5000 words.IBM was started by Herman Hollerith in 1896

IBM joins the computer race

Aug 12, 1981

computer raceIBM joins the computer race by announcing the IBM Personal Computer on August 12, 1981. Which runs the new MS-DOS operating system and has a starting price of $1,565.

Bluetooth

Sep 19, 1994

wikipediaCreated by telecoms vendor Ericsson in 1994, Bluetooth is a proprietary open wireless technology standard for exchanging data over short distances (using short-wavelength radio transmissions). From fixed and mobile devices, it creates personal area networks (PANs) with high levels of security.

facebook

Mar 28, 1997

facebookthe domain facebook is on the internet march 28 1997. It eventually became the most used social network system.

Wifi

Aug 18, 1999

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A popular technology that allows an electronic device to exchange data wirelessly (using radio waves) over a computer network.This has hgh speed internet connections as well."Wi-Fi" is used in general English as a synonym for "WLAN". "WLAN" stands for wireless local area network (WLAN)

google

Jun 1, 2000

google 1 billion pagesgoogle announces it has over one billion pages. Becoming the internets largest search engine.

Code Red Worm

Jul 5, 2001

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The Code Red worm begins infecting Windows computers in July 2001 with the intention of performing a DDoS attack on the White House government web page. The worm is estimated in causing $2 billion in damages and never succeeded in it's attack

xbox

Nov 15, 2001

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Microsoft releases the original Xbox console. Soon to be the most popular video game line to hit the market.

apple

Aug 23, 2002

appleApple introduces Mac OS X 10.2 code named Jaguar and becomes available on August 23, 2002. Apple has upraded its system to IOS 5 as of 2012.

Mydoom Computer Virus

Feb 1, 2004

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The Mydoom computer virus with 250,000 infected computers begins to dos attack the SCO site February 1, 2004.

steve jobs

Aug 24, 2011

steve jobsSteve Jobs resigns as Apple CEO. He did this due to health reasons.He dies on October fifth 2001 at age 56.