Computer History Timeline

By lstrohl16

  • The complex number calculater

    The complex number calculater
    Bell telephone labotories created this and displayed it at a mathmatics confrence, first demostration of remote acess computing. I added this because it was the first calculayter ever, and it was so huge and did only bery simple equations.

  • Public got its first look at the ENIAC

    Public got its first look at the ENIAC
    Took up 1,000 square feet, but was amazing because it could do 5,000 operations per second. I added this because I thought it was cool that the public got to see such a crazy system that was so new and unheard of.

  • First Magnetic Memory Installed.

    First Magnetic Memory Installed.
    Jay Forester installed magnetic core memory onto a whirlwind computer. Very popular because it made computers more relabile. I added this because, its a big step to have a new kind of memory added to computers.

  • First Intagrated Circut

    First Intagrated Circut
    Made to prove that resitors and capaitors could exsist on the same semiconductor material. Called the Kibly Intagrated Circut. I added this because circuits are used in every thing that turns on and its cool to see the first one that was intagrated.

  • DEC's Minicompter sold for $120,000

    DEC's Minicompter sold for $120,000
    Did not need a air conditioner to run. About three times larger than any desktop computer we have now.
    I added this because I couldent believe that a computer like that is
    $120,000, For such a huge advanced system that did not do much back then.

  • First "common" work computer.

    First "common" work computer.
    The HP-2115, allows the power of a bigger computer to do the same in a small one. Ran 3 different laugages. (Not really a screen)
    I added this because its so funny to see how advanced old computers were made.

  • HP releases the faster calculater yet.

    HP releases the faster calculater yet.
    Shaped like somenow, could preform triganomtry and other advanced problems. Now always correct. They did not last as long as ones now had to have batteries that could not be replaced. I added this because its cool to see the first of something we use everyday.

  • First "apple" prouct

    First "apple" prouct
    Not really a product just a sample of a single board computer. Apple was not a company yet.Created by Steve wozach
    I added this because apple is a huge business today and its amazing to see the very first one.

  • IMB introduces the first pc

    IMB introduces the first pc
    Light the fire to the fast growing personal computer growth. Ran on mircosofts MS-DOS operating system.
    I added this because this is the first big boom to the pc market and thats something that is huge today and its cool to see the first one.

  • Amiga 1000 released.

    Amiga 1000 released.
    sold for $1,295. Had more video and audio than any other computers.
    Allowed add-ons (hardware). Could be upgraded very easily.
    I added this because this was a big step in computers, I thought it was crazy that it was the first computer that had add-ons for your use not for the computers.