History of Computers (Finished )

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  • The First Computer

    The first freely programmable computer came into play.

  • Upgrade

    "Hewlett-Packard is Founded. David Packard and Bill Hewlett found Hewlett-Packard in a Palo Alto, California garage. Their first product was the HP 200A Audio Oscillator, which rapidly becomes a popular piece of test equipment for engineers."

  • Complex Number Calculator

    Complex Number Calculator
    In 1939, Bell Telephone Laboratories completed this calculator, created by George Stibitz.1940, George demonstrated the CNC at an American Mathematical Society conference.

  • The Mouse Was Made

    Douglas Engelbart invented the computer mouse. "He called it the mouse because the cord came out the back like a tail."

  • The internet

    "The first internet was called ARPANET. The original internet wasn't used very widely because not many people had access to it."

  • Microsoft was created

    Microsoft was created
    Bill Gates worked with Paul Allen to develop BASIC for the Altair 8800.

  • "Mini Computers"

    Nokia created a phone that had internet access.This started a revolution of devices that were considered small, portable computers.

  • Computer chip

    Jack Kilby, and Robert Noyce invented the "integrated circuit" also known as the computer chip.