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A churchman by the name of Gerbert d'Aurillac, who later becomes Pope Sylvester II, introduces the abacus and Hindu-Arabic math to Europe. www.google.com
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Nikola Tesla patents electrical logic circuits called "gates" or "switches". www.Computerhope.com
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2,000 computers are in use in the United states and IBMs 1400 series machines, aimed at the business market begin to be distributed. www.Computerhope.com
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IBM develops the first automatic mass-production facility for transistors in New York.
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Engineers at TRW Corporation develop a Generalized Information Retrieval Language and System that later develops to the Pick Database Management System used today on Unix and Windows systems.
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UCLA puts out a press release introducing the public to the Internet on July 3, 1969. www.computerhope.com
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Steve Wozniak designs the first Apple, the Apple I computer in 1976, later Wozniak and Steve Jobs co-found Apple Computers on April Fools day. www.computerhope.com
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Apple Computer Inc., Radio Shack, and Commodore all introduce mass-market computers. www.computerhope.com
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On January 3, Hewlett Packard introduces its HP-85. A microcomputer with 16kB of RAM and a 5-inch CRT display. www.Computerhope.com
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Microsoft exceeds $1 billion in sales and becomes the first company to do so. www.computerhope.com
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A glitch in a computer in the Washington D.C. air traffic control causes a shutdown of air traffic across the U.S. East Coast January 6, 2000. www.Computerhope.com
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The development of Truecrypt discontinues May 28, 2014. www.Computerhope.com
