History of Computers

Z1 Computer

Mar 19, 1936

It was the very first programmable computer. I chose this because I think it is interesting to see the computers when they first came out.

Enigma

Mar 21, 1943

Adolf Hitler used this machine. I chose this because I like to see the different computers that they had before I was born.

ARPA

Mar 21, 1958

Advanced Research Projects Agency and NASA were formed. I chose this because I didnt know that NASA and ARPA were formed the same year.

COBOL

Mar 21, 1960

The Common business- oriented language (COBOL) programming language was invented. I selected this because I think that it is amazing how it goes from such a small thing to a large program.

Email

Mar 21, 1971

E-mail was invented by Ray Tomlinson. I chose this because I never knew when they actually invented emails and who invented it.

Apple Macintosh

Mar 21, 1984

Apple introduced the Macintosh with a mouse and window interface. I chose this because I think its cool that they didnt make computers with screens or a mouse till then.

Java

Mar 21, 1995

Java was introduced in 1995. I chose this because I thought java was just introduced a few years ago.

Google was founded

Mar 21, 1998

Google was founded by Sergey Brin and Larry Page on September 7, 1998. I chose this because I thought google was founded before I was born.

Xbox

Mar 21, 2001

Bill Gates intorduced the Xbox on January 7th, 2001. I chose this because there are a lot of new electronics now a days,

Skype

Mar 21, 2006

Skype announces that over 100 million people are registered. I chose this because I never thought / knew that many people actually liked skype.