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Z3 computer
sourceKonrad Zuse finishes the Z3 computer. The Z3 was an early computer built by German engineer Konrad Zuse working in complete isolation from developments elsewhere. -
First Bombe
sourceThe first Bombe is completed. Based partly on the design of the Polish “Bomba,” a mechanical means of decrypting Nazi military communications during WWII. -
Harvard Mark 1 Computer Invented
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This was a room sized calcuator. This computer was made to produce math tables. -
ERA invented
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This computer was the first comercially produced cpmputer. Built by engineering research associates. -
Heinz founded
sourceHeinz Nixdorf founded Nixdorf Computer Corp. in Germany. It remained an independent corporation until merging with Siemens in 1990. -
DAC-1 is released
sourceDAC-1 computer aided design program is released. In 1959, the General Motors Research Laboratories appointed a special research team to investigate the use of computers in designing automobiles. -
Arpanet - First internet
Arpanet was the the first "internet". Arpanet was the "internet" before people began calling it the internet. -
Wozniak
sourceWozniak´s "blue box", Steve Wozniak built his "blue box" a tone generator to make free phone calls. Wozniak sold the boxes in dormitories at the University of California Berkeley where he studied as an undergraduate. -
Pong is released
sourcePong is released. In 1966, Ralph Baer designed a ping-pong game for his Odyssey gaming console. -
Atari made
sourceAtari launches the Video Computer System game console. Atari released the Atari Video Computer System (VCS) later renamed the Atari 2600. -
Introduction of Windows
sourceMicrosoft worked on the first operating system. Windows was not the original name but it cought on. -
terminator 2 released
source“Terminator 2: Judgment Day” opens. Director James Cameron’s sequel to his 1984 hit “The Terminator,” featured ground-breaking special effects done by Industrial Light & Magic. -
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Apple Lisa introduced
sourceApple introduced its Lisa. The first personal computer with a graphical user interface, its development was central in the move to such systems for personal computers.
