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First Computers
The fist computer was started in 1943, but was finished in 1946.It was created by J. Presper Eckert and John Mauchlyiat at the university of Pennsylvania. -
Commercially Computers
One of the first commercially produced computers, the company´s first customer was the US Navy. The 1101, designed by ERA but built by Remington-Rand, was intended for high-speed computing and stored 1 million bits on its magnetic drum, one of the earliest magnetic storage devices and a technology which ERA had done much to perfect in its own laboratories. Many of the 1101’s basic architectural details were used again in later Remington-Rand computers until the 1960s -
COBOL Computers
A team draw from several computer manufacturers and the pentagon developed COBOL—an acronym for Common Business-Oriented Language. Many of its specifications borrow heavily from the earlier FLOW-MATIC language. Designed for business use, early COBOL efforts aimed for easy readability of computer programs and as much machine independence as possible. Designers hoped a COBOL program would run on any computer for which a compiler existed with only minimal modifications -
RAM Chip
Intel Corporation introduced the Intel 1103 computer memory, the world’s first dynamic RAM chip, and then the first microprocessor in November 1971, dubbed the Intel 4004. Both of these inventions would change the world of computing forever. -
Internet
After the National science Foundation changes its policy, Internet is for the first public accessible network with no commercial restrictions . This removes the last major remaining advantage for competing networking and internetworking standards, from OSI to SNA to computer own International network. Four years later the NSF will turn over the Internet's backbone completely to private industry. -
VIC-20
Commodore releases the VIC-20 home computer as the successor to the Commodore PET personal computer. Intended to be a less expensive alternative to the PET, the VIC-20 was highly successful, becoming the first computer to sell more than a million units. Commodore even used Star Trek television star William Shatner in advertisements.. -
USB Flash
USB Flash drives are introduced. Sometimes referred to as jump drives or memory sticks, these drives consisted of flash memory encased in a small form factor container with a USB interface. They could be used for data storage and in the backing up and transferring of files between various devices. They were faster and had greater data capacity than earlier storage media. -
IPAD
The iPad combines many of the popular capabilities of the iPhone, such as built-in high-definition camera, access to the iTunes Store, and audio-video capabilities, but with a nine-inch screen and without the phone. Apps, games, and accessories helped spur the popularity of the iPad and led to its adoption in thousands of different applications from movie making, creating art, making music, inventory control and point-of-sale systems, to name but a few.
