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First programmable computer
This was the very first freely programmable computer invented. I thought this deserves to be on this timeline because this is when a major technology chain was born. -
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Comuter History Timeline
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IBM's selective sequence calculator
computed scientific data. IMportant because it later helped plot the coarse of the 1969 appollo moon flight. -
DEC's PDP-1 was developed
This computer only needed one operator which was an important improvement used to create first computer game "space war" -
IBM announced th system 360
This was a group of 6 computers that could work together. This was important because it started the development of making computers compatible. -
First Personal Computer
John V. Blankenbaker helped develop the first personal computer. This was important because it had an improved memory, smaller, and more portable. -
The TV typewriter
It was developed by Don Lancastev important becsue it provided the first display of alphanumeric in information on an ordinary TV set. -
First portable computer
Adam Osborn completed the first portable computer. this was important because it helped set stardars for other portable computers. It was a major development because you can carry it around -
apple "lisa"
Apple introduced "lisa" a new computer model, it was the firt personal computer with a graphical user interface. this was important because its developement was central in moving to such systems to personal computers. -
The mosaic browser release
Was the first comercial software that allowed graphical access to content on the internet. It was avaliable for several oerating systems and improved the internet. -
Iomega Zip Disk
Allowed 100MB to be stored on a portable cartridge size of a three and a half floppy disk. This is important because it helped improved second memory.
