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First computer
The first computer wad started in 1943 and was not completed by 1946, it was created by J. Presper Eckert and John Mauchly at the University of Pennsylvania. -
1101 Computer
One of the first commercially produced computers, the company's first customer was the U.S Navy. The 1101 was designed by ERA but built Remington Rand. It was intended for high speed computing and stored 1 million bits on its magnetic drum. -
Mainframe Computers
Although the computer you now use had hundreds of times more computer power then these computers did, they called mainframes and they were very expensive. In the 1960's there are 2,000 computers in use -
Computer Space
1970's computer space was released- one of the earlier electronic arcade games. Computer space did not sell well it was featured in films like jaws and Gaylent Green. -
VIC-20
Commodore releases the VIC-20 home computer as the successor to the Commodore PET personal computer. Intended to be a less expensive alternative to the PET, the VIC-20 was highly successful, becoming the first computer to sell more than a million units. Commodore even used Star Trek television star William Shatner in advertisements. -
Video Toaster
The Video Toaster is a video editing and production system for the Amiga personal computers and includes custom hardware and software. Much more affordable than any other computer-based video editing system, the Video Toaster was not only for home use. It was popular, for example, with public access stations and was even good enough to be used for broadcast television shows like Home Improvement. -
Mac OS X
Mac OS X is released. It was a significant departure from the classic Mac OS as it was based on the Unix-like operating systems FreeBSD, NetBSD and NeXTSTEP/OPENSTEP. OS X introduced a more stable and reliable platform and multiple applications could more efficiently be run at the same time. Mac OS X 10.7 (“Lion”) was the first version to support 64-bit Intel processors. It came pre-installed on all Macs beginning in 2011. -
Apple Ipad
The iPad combines many of the popular capabilities of the iPhone, such as built-in high-definition camera, access to the iTunes Store, and audio-video capabilities, but with a nine-inch screen and without the phone. Apps, games, and accessories helped spur the popularity of the iPad and led to its adoption in thousands of different applications from movie making, creating art, making music, inventory control and point-of-sale systems, to name but a few.
