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Computers in the 1970s

By Slatino

  • 1103 DRAM was released by Intel for commercial use

    1103 DRAM was released by Intel for commercial use
    DRAM is dynamic random access memory chip
    Dr. Robert H Dennard created the DRAM and John Reed was part of the team that created 1103, as well as William Regitz and Joel Karp.
    The DRAM is what you will find in most RAM in PCs.

  • Dot Matrix Printer

    Dot Matrix Printer
    Centronics and Digital Equipment Corporation DEC both brought the dot matrix printer to market. Centronics focused on the more affordable market for printers. They were only replaced in the 1990s when USB came along.
    The concept of the dot matrix printer was invented by Fritz Karl Preikschat. He submitted several patents for what he called a teleprinter from 1952 to 1954.

  • Micral Computer

    Micral Computer
    The Micral computer was created by a French company Réalisation d’Études Électroniques and is known as the first personal computer on the market. They were the first to create something small and for personal use.

  • Microsoft

    Microsoft
    Bill Gates and Paul Allen created an interpreter with the BASIC programing language and combined it with a microcomputer - creating software.
    This was the birthplace of what we use today in Microsoft products.

  • Apple

    Apple
    Apple was founded on April Fools by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. They built the first computer in the garage and it came with only the internal components. The keyboard, monitor, and casing were left out. The Apple II incorporated those pieces in 1977.

  • Atari Video Game Console

    Atari Video Game Console
    Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney were the creators of Atari. Atari created video games, arcade games, and home computers. This is where gaming started and now Xbox, Nintendo, and PlayStation dominate the market.