Computer

Computer's History - Anna Rubio

By SanHana

  • Invention of the First Computer

    Invention of the First Computer
    The First Computer
    Mathematician Charles Babbages attempts to built a calculating machine. Although a failure, it was the first computer in history.

  • First Computer Without Gears

    Scientist J.V. Anastoff attemps to build the first computer without gears, cams, belts or shaft.

  • First Computer That Can Store Data

    First Computer That Can Store Data
    Atanasoff-Berry Computer
    Atanasoff and Clifford Berry invent a computer that can solve 29 equations, making it the first computer that can store data.

  • First Industrial Computer

    First Industrial Computer
    Mauchly and Presper create the UNIVAC, the fisrt commercial computer for buissness and government.

  • The First Computer Language

    The First Computer Language
    COBOL
    Grace Hopper deveolps the COBOL, the first computer language.

  • Invention of the Computer Chip

    Invention of the Computer Chip
    Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce invent the integrated cirtcuit.

  • The First Prototype of Modern Computer

    The First Prototype of Modern Computer
    Mouse Invention
    Douglas Engelbert constructs the first prototype of modern computer, inventing also the mouse and and the Graphic User Interface.

  • Invention of the Floppy Disk

    Invention of the Floppy Disk
    Alan Shugart invents the "floppy disk", making it able for computers to share data.

  • Development of Ethernet

    Development of Ethernet
    Ethernet
    Xerox develops Ethernet for connecting multiple computers and other hardware.

  • First Portable Commercial Computer

    First Portable Commercial Computer
    The IBM 5100 becomes the first commercially available portable computer.

  • First Apple

    First Apple
    Apple Inc.
    Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak create the first Apple computer.

  • Radio Shak Sells

    Radio Shak Sells
    Radio Shak makes a maximum sell of "non-geek" computer, making it possible for everyone to use their programs.

  • Use of Word Processor

    Use of Word Processor
    WordStar
    The first word processor is created by the relaese of WordStar.

  • Acorn Computer

    Acorn Computer
    The Acorn IBM Personal Computer is released, it has an Intel chip, two floppy disks and an optional color monitor. Also starts the term "PC".

  • The First dot-com Site

    The First dot-com Site
    The first dot-com site is created, being it "symbolics.com", by Symbolics Computer Company in Massachussets.

  • Windows Appearence

    Windows Appearence
    Windows History
    Microsoft announces Windows to compete with Apple's GUI.

  • HTML is Created

    HTML is Created
    HTML
    Tim Berners-Lee develops HTML starting the Word Wide Web

  • Start of the Wifi

    Start of the Wifi
    The term Wi-Fi becomes part of the computing language and users begin connecting to the Internet without wires.

  • First Mac OS X

    First Mac OS X
    OS X
    Apple develops the Mac OS X program that provides new features for Macintosh.

  • The Battle of Browsers

    The Battle of Browsers
    Mozilla’s Firefox 1.0 challenges Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, the dominant web browers.