computer timeline

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  • the first mechanical computer

    The first mechanical computer, created by Charles Babbage in 1822

  • The ABC-The first digital computer

    development by Professor John Vincent Atanasoff and graduate student Cliff Berry in 1937.

  • The Z1 - The first binary programmable computer

    The Z1 was created by German Konrad Zuse in his parents' living room between 1936 and 1938. It is considered to be the first electromechanical binary programmable computer, and the first really functional modern computer.

  • The Colossus- The first electric programmable computer

    developed by Tommy Flowers, and was first demonstrated in December 1943. The Colossus was created to help the British code breakers read encrypted German messages.

  • SSEM -The first stored program computer

    The first computer to electronically store and execute a program was the SSEM (Small-Scale Experimental Machine), also known as the "Baby" or "Manchester Baby," in 1948. It was designed by Frederic Williams, and built by his protégée, Tom Kilburn, with the assistance of Geoff Tootill

  • The first computer with RAM

    MIT introduces the Whirlwind machine on March 8, 1955, a revolutionary computer that was the first digital computer with magnetic core RAM and real-time graphics.

  • The first minicomputer

    In 1960, Digital Equipment Corporation released its first of many PDP computers, the PDP-1.

  • The first desktop and mass-market computer

    In 1964, the first desktop computer, the Programma 101, was unveiled to the public at the New York World's Fair. It was invented by Pier Giorgio Perotto and manufactured by Olivetti.

  • The first personal computer

    In 1975, Ed Roberts coined the term "personal computer" when he introduced the Altair 8800.

  • The first laptop or portable computer

    The IBM 5100 is the first portable computer, which was released in September 1975.

  • The first IBM personal computer

    IBM introduced its first personal computer, the IBM PC, in 1981. The computer was code-named Acorn.

  • The first multimedia computer

    In 1992, Tandy Radio Shack released the M2500 XL/2 and M4020 SX