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Computer History Timeline
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The Difference Engine
This machine was made by Charles Babbage but it failed its test so Babbage decided to use this idea for his new machine called the Analytical Engine -
Z3 Computer
The Z3 computer was very complex at its time and was made by Konrad Zuse. -
The Colossus Computer
The Colossus Computer was first created to crack German codes in World War II. It was built from over 1700 valves! -
The ENIAC
It was made by Dr. John W. Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert, Jr. ENIAC stands for Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer. -
The Fortran
The The International Business Machines Corporation also known as IBM made the Fortran. It was very good at programming language and very efficient. -
The ARPANET
The ARPANET was one of the world's first operational packet switching networks, it was the first concept of the internet. This network was created by DARPA aka the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency -
The Altair
This was the first microcomputer and was made by the Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems -
The First Apple Computer
First few models were created by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. -
Lotus Development Co.
Lotus Software (Lotus Development Corporation before its acquisition by IBM) is one of the biggest software developers of all time. -
Intel 486
Intel 486 increased the processing speed of computers by 400 percent. -
World Wide Web
Time Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web which was a great sucess to people worldwide as stated in the name. -
Google Search Engine
Google was founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin in Menlo Park, California. It quickly becomes a popular Internet Search Engine. -
Mozilla Firefox
Mozilla Firefox was made by Dave Hyatt and Blake Ross. It became a popular web browser and overtook Internet Explorer's lead. -
YouTube
YouTube was made by Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim who were three former PayPal employees. It was released as an online video sharing site. -
Wifi Hotspots
Wi-Fi hotspots start popping up everywhere and people could acess the internet anywhere and anytime. A company called WiFiyNet set up the Hotspots. -
Bing Search Engine
Microsoft made Bing, replacing its former Live Search, Windows Live Search, and MSN Search offerings.
