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Invention of First Programmable Computer
Z1 was a first mechanical calculator (binary computer) invented by Zuse in 1936. This first electro-mechanical binary programmable computer had limited programmability and reading instructions from punched tape. It was privately financed and this modern computer did not last very long. It was destroyed in December, 1943, in WWII during the bombing of Berlin. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z1_(computer)
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First Electronic General Purpose Computer invented
ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer) was developed by John Mauchly and John Presper Eckert in 1946. It was financed by the US military for war purpose during WWII. This digital "Giant Brain" was able to solve ranges of computing problems, make weather predictions, calculations for designing hydrogen bomb, etc . http://inventors.about.com/od/estartinventions/a/Eniac.htm
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First Personal Computer
IBM 610 Auto-Point Computer was the first personal computer, invented by John Lentz. This computer was intended to be use for one person only and controlled from a keyboard. It was small enuogh to fit in the office. It contained a magnetic drum, the arithmetic control circuitry, a control panel, and separate paper-tape readers and punches for program and data. It was sold in US for $55,000. http://www.columbia.edu/cu/computinghistory/610.html
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First Modem
AT&T designed its first commercial Modem, known as Dataphone. Its purpose was to covert digital computer data and transmit it across the long distance network. This invention lead to improvements in the trasmission technologies and efficiency in national, globe systems. http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/?category=net -
First Internet!
ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network) was invented during Cold War for the purpose of protected information flow for military.It was funded by the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA). It is also known as the grandfather of internet. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARPANET
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SQL invented
SQL is known as Structured Query Language, which is widely used for data management, business intelligence, and analytics. It was intially developed by Donald D. Chamberlin and Raymond F. Boyce in 1970s. Its purpose was to retrive and manipulate the data. It was originally known as SEQUEL (Structured English Query Language). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SQL
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Invention of Ethernet
Ethernet was developed in 1973 by Robert Metcalfe at Xerox PARC. It was commercially introduced in 1980 but before that, it competed with two largely proprietary systems - where ethernet decided to become inexpensive and eventually become dominant network technology.
*Note about image: it is an image of ethernet patent drawing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethernet
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FIrst True Portable Microcomputer
Osborne 1 is known as the first successful portable microcomputer. It was introduced commercially and released by Osborne Computer Corporation. It was CP/M 2.2 operating system and was sold in US for $1795. It has 5inch screen display and was heavy due to the protective box. It also had floppy disk drives. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osborne_1
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Microsoft Windows 1.0
Microsoft Windows was developed by Microsoft Windows in November, 1985 in the US. It was released internationally in 1986. It offered limited multitasking of programs. There were many limitations, for example, it did not allow programs to overlap - instead, they were tilted. This version was the first attempt of Microsoft to multi-tasking graphical user interface - based operating system on PC. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_1.0 -
First Antivirus Software
The first Antivirus was created by Bernd Fix in 1987. There were two antivirus applications developed in 1987: G Data and UVK 2000. Afterwards, many others started to create antivirus softwares to remove viruses and protect computers. The viruses were first created in early 1980s; they did not damage the computer, but as people got more advanced into programming, the viruses actually started to damage the computers. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antivirus_software -
Invention of WiFi
At&T/NCR Corporation invented precursors to 802.11 in 1991. This was invented for the use in cash-registers. Vic Hayes is known as the 'Father of Wifi'. After the invention of 802.11, all the other wireless products were under the name of WaveLAN. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wi-Fi -
Java (Programming Language)
Java is a programming language, which was developed by James Gosling. It is one of the most popular programming language in use now a days. When it was developed, its purpose was for interactive television but cable industry had not developed well during that time. Sun Microsystems released Java and promised "Write Once, Run Anywhere". This language has familiar and simple C/C++ style of notation. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_(programming_language) -
Safari developed!
Safari is a web browser developed by Apple. It becomes Apple's default web browser with Mac's OS. It is also a browser for iOS. Safari was also released for Microsoft Windows vista, XP, and Windows 7 in 2007. http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/s/safari.htm
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Apple's first Ipad
Ipad is a tablet computer designed and marketed by Apple. It runs on iOS; it was first sold by At&T and Apple with prepaid contract-free data plans. The WiFi version of Ipad was sold at Apple, but AT&T provided WiFi + 3G version. The first generation was launched in other countries in May, 2010. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPad -
Adobe Photoshop CS6
Adobe Photoshop is a graphics editing programs. Adobe Photoshop C6 works on Mac OS X and Windows operating systems. Compared to all the other versions of Adobe Photoshop, this version has tools for video editing, color and exposure adjustments, allows background saving, has 'straighten' tool, has a customizable auto-save tool, etc. It is the latest version of Photoshop and features many different things compared to other versions. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_Photoshop
