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computer history
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Howard Aiken & Grace Hopper
The Harvard Mark 1 computer. -
Frederic Williams & Tom Kilburn
Baby and the Williams Tube turn on the memories. -
John Presper Eckert & John W. MauchlyUNIVAC Computer
First commercial computer & able to pick presidential winners. -
International Business MachinesIBM 701 EDPM Computer
IBM enters into 'The History of Computers'. -
John Backus & IBMFORTRAN Computer Programming Language
The first successful high level programming language. -
Stanford Research Institute, Bank of America, and General ElectricERMA and MICR
The first bank industry computer - also MICR (magnetic ink character recognition) for reading checks. -
Jack Kilby & Robert NoyceThe Integrated Circuit
Otherwise known as 'The Chip' -
Steve Russell & MITSpacewar Computer Game
The first computer game invented. -
Douglas EngelbartComputer Mouse & Windows
Nicknamed the mouse because the tail came out the end. -
Intel 1103 Computer Memory
The world's first available dynamic RAM chip. -
Faggin, Hoff & MazorIntel 4004 Computer Microprocessor
The first microprocessor. -
Dan Bricklin & Bob FrankstonVisiCalc Spreadsheet Software
Any product that pays for itself in two weeks is a surefire winner. -
Seymour Rubenstein & Rob BarnabyWordStar Software
Word Processors -
MicrosoftMS-DOS Computer Operating System
From "Quick And Dirty" comes the operating system of the century. -
Apple Macintosh Computer
The more affordable home computer with a GUI. -
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft begins the friendly war with Apple.
