History of Computers ( Robert Henson)

By robert.henson@nc.navarrocollege.edu

  • Charles Babbage

    Designed the first automatic calcuator..

  • Herman Hollerith

    First to take Jacquard's punch card concept and apply to computing..

  • Z1 Computer

    First to include certain features integral to today's systems..

  • Eniac

    Used to calcuate the settings used for weapons..

  • Univac

    The first commercially sucessful electronic digital computer..

  • 1st Generation Computers

    Were the last to use vacuum tubs to store data..

  • 2nd Generation Computers

    Used transistors..

  • Jack Kilby

    Invented the first integrated circuit..

  • 3rd Generation Computers

    Smaller and lighter/contained thousands of transistors..

  • BASIC

    Made programing easier, students could learn easily..

  • Bill Gates

    Founder of Microsoft..

  • 4th Generation Computers

    Used microprocessor chip..

  • Introduction of the GUI

    Allowed users to interact with computers more easily..

  • Altair Computers

    First personal computer..

  • Steve Jobs

    Form apple computers..

  • Apple 2

    Included a color monitor, sound, and game paddles..

  • WordStar

    First word processing application..

  • Visicalc

    First electronic spreedsheet application..

  • Osborne Computer

    First portable computer..

  • PageMaker

    The first desktop publishing..

  • Excel

    One of the first spreadsheets to use a graphical user..

  • Mosaic

    Allowed users to veiw multimedia on the web..

  • Netscape

    No longer charge for th product and would make code to the public..