Computer Timeline

  • The first computer

    The first computer

    The first programmable computer was developed.
  • Period: to

    The Evolution of the Computer

  • The Transitor

    The Transitor

    This was created by the bell telephone company and it was an important component
  • IBM

    IBM

    International Business Machines came out with their first computer machine.
  • Bank computers

    Bank computers

    The first bank computers were invented to read checks
  • computer chip

    computer chip

    Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce invented the integrated circuit.
  • Computer Games

    Computer Games

    Spacewar games invented the first computer video games.
  • the mouse

    the mouse

    Douglas Engelbart invented the computer mouse.
  • The internet

    The internet

    The first internet was called ARPANET. The original internet wasn't used very widely because not many people had access to it.
  • Personal computer

    Personal computer

    Many personal computers began to appear i the market ibm and Apple were amonst them
  • Microsoft

    Microsoft

    Gates worked with Paul Allen to develop BASIC for the Altair 8800.
  • Laptop

    Laptop

    This was a portable and better computer than the previous versions.
  • the internet

    the internet

    Tim Berners Less came up with the World Wide Web
  • Mini computers

    Mini computers

    Nokia introduced a phone that had internet capabilities. This started a revolution of devices that were small'portable computers.