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Charles Babbage
designed the first automatic calculator. -
Herman Hollerith
created the hollerith machine. Help speed up the process for census data. -
Z1 computer
was a mechanical calculator, control unit and separate memory. -
Eniac
machine developed to calculate the settings used for weapons. -
1st generation computers
used vaccum tubes to store data. -
Univac
was the first commercially successful electronic digital computer. -
2nd generation computers
used the first integrated circuit. -
Jack Kilby
invented the world's first integrated circuit. -
3rd generation computers.
used transistors. -
BASIC
revolutionized the software industry. -
4th generation computers
used microprocessor chip. -
Altair computer
was the first home personal computer -
Bill Gates
founded microsoft. -
Steve Jobs
Help start apple it became the most successful company. -
Apple II
launched the apple company -
Word Star
1st word processor application that had a dominant market share. -
Visicalc
1st electronic speadsheet application. -
Osborne Computer
created the 1st commerically available portable computer. -
Intro. of the GUI
graphical user interface a process that allows you to point the mouse and cursor. -
Excel
1st spreadsheet application to use GUI's. -
Page Maker
one of the first desktop publishing programs. -
Mosaic
allowed users to view mutimedia on the web. -
Netscape
web browser 1st dominant in terms of usage share.
