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  • Difference Engine-Charles Babbage

    Difference Engine-Charles Babbage
    source Charles Babbage starts to work on the first computing engine known as the Difference Engine, but later died, only completing part of the machine.

  • Z1- first freely programmable computer

    Z1- first freely programmable computer
    Source Konrad Zuse designe the Z1, which became the first freely programmable computer in the whole world.

  • ENIAC - first computer

    ENIAC - first computer
    eniac first(debatable) electronic computer, was a WWII project by Frances Bilas and Betty Jean Jennings.

  • IBM 701- first mass produced computer

    IBM 701- first mass produced computer
    SOURCE IBM releases the IBM 701, the first mass- produced, commercially available computer.

  • MIT reveals their Whirlwind machine

    MIT reveals their Whirlwind machine
    Source Using 'director' technology, Whirlwind was the first computer that ran in real time using magnetic core memory.

  • FORTRAN

    FORTRAN
    FORTRAN Fortran was created in 1957 by John Backus and IBM and is the oldest programming language still used. Is used for most programming languages.

  • Japan's NEC builds the NEAC 1101

    Japan's NEC builds the NEAC 1101
    Source Japan builds it's first electronic computer in the country's history, the NEAC 1101.

  • COBAL

    COBAL
    COBOL Used by the U.S. Post Office, Cobol was developed by CODANSYL, ISO, and ANSI. It is used for business and applications.

  • WAN - Wide-area-network

    WAN - Wide-area-network
    Source Thomas Marill and Lawrence G. Roberts created the first wide area network and it was a precursor to the ARPANET.

  • HP 2115- HP's first general comp.

    HP 2115- HP's first general comp.
    Proof HP released it's first general purpose computer, the HP 2115. It offered decent power of the time with a reduced size.

  • ARPANET- the first internet

    ARPANET- the first internet
    ARPANET
    Made first internet for Military Purposes and Eventually turned into today's internet.

  • Intel 4004 - first single chip micro Processor

    Intel 4004 - first single chip micro Processor
    Source Intel releases the Intel 4004, the first single chp micro processor. It can preform over 90000 operations per second.

  • C- general programming language

    C- general programming language
    C C was created by Dennis Richie, it is most commonly used for System Programming.

  • Ethernet

    Ethernet
    Source System for connecting computer systems to make a LAN. It is the most widely used LAN (local area network).

  • Apple I - Apple' s first computer

    Apple I - Apple' s first computer
    Source In 1976, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak created the first Apple computer: The Apple I