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Computer Timeline Kanav
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Hewlett-Packard (HP)
Hewlett-Packard is found by David Packard and Bill Hewlett. Their first product was the HP 200A Audio Oscillator. -
Complex number calculators (CNC)
The Complex number calculators (CNC) is finally completed. -
The Z1
The first binary computer created by Konrad Zuse. -
TX-0
MIT researchers built the TX-0, the first general-purpose, programmable computer built with transistors. -
Ping Pong
A really famous game created by Ralph Baer called Ping Pong. -
Silver arm
David Silver at MIT designed the Silver Arm, a robotic arm to do small-parts assembly using feedback from delicate touch and pressure sensors. -
Pixar
Pixar is founded. Pixar was originally called the Special Effects Computer Group at Lucasfilm (launched in 1979) -
“Terminator 2: Judgement day”
The first film with computer-generated special effects. -
Mosiac web browser
The Mosaic web browser is released. Mosaic was the first commercial software that allowed graphical access to content on the internet. -
Yahoo!
Yahoo is founded by two graduated Stanford students Jerry Yang and David Filo.