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First Functional Computer
Konrad Zuse invents the first digital binary computer in his parents living room that was controlled by punch tape -
Alan Turing proposes the Turing Machine
Alan Turing proposes the first concepts of what will be modern computers -
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First digital computer is developed and then built
the Atanasoff-Berry Computer is developed from by John Vincent Atanasoff and Cliff Berry -
HP is Founded
Hewlett-Packard is founded in a Palo Alto, California garage by David Packard and Bill Hewlett -
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Eniac is Built
Construction of the first fully functional digital computer called ENIAC began and finished in 3 years. It weighed 50 tons and occupied 1,800 square feet -
Colossus is built
Developed by Tommy Flowers, it was the first programmable elctric computer which was used to break German coded messages -
First Stored Program Computer
EDSAC, the first stored program computer, is built and runs the first graphical computer game -
ERA 1101 is Built
the first commercially produced computer is built -
Mit's Whirlwind debuts on "See it Now"
MIT's Whirlwind computer debuts on the show "See it now" and is described as a reliable operating machine -
Moore's law is coined
Gordon E. Moore creates Moore's law which states that the overall processing speed of computers will double every 2 years -
First Apple computer is made by Steve Wozniak
Steve Wozniak builds the first Apple computer, the Apple I, which becomes the start for Apple. -
Electronic Arts is founded
Electronic Arts, one o the largest
video game producers and vendors
is founded and would
later grow into the giant as it is today -
Bungie is founded
THe widely acclaimed gaming giant is founded and will soon have a bright future -
Issac Asimov Passes Away
ONe of the greatest Sci-fi authors in history, Issac Asimov, dies of heart and kidney failure -
Windows 98 is released
Windows 98, an update to Windows 95, is released which includes new featues and better quality
