History of Computers

  • Kenbak-1

    Kenbak-1
    John V. Blankenbaker invents the first personal computer. 256 bits of memory, based on small scale integration TTL chips
  • Magnavox Odyssey

    Magnavox Odyssey
    First home video game console invented by Ralph H Baer and Team
  • Ball Mouse

    Ball Mouse
    Bill English invents a mouse that could go in any direction, replaced wheels, rollers inside mouse detected movement from ball
  • C Programing Language

    C Programing Language
    Dennis Ritchie and Bell labs created a general-purpose, procedural computer programming language supporting structured programming, lexical variable scope, and recursion, while a static type system prevents unintended operations
  • The Winchester hard disk Drive

    The Winchester hard disk Drive
    Richard Mulvany and Rudolf Lissner. First sealed hard disk drive
    Introduced by IBM, 30MB fixed storage and 30MB removable storage, named IBM 3348 data module