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ENIAC
Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer, ENIAC was proposed by John Mauchly in 1942 as a fully electronic calculator, at the same time the military needed to calculate complex wartime ballistics. These needs met and the ENIAC was created to do calculations at electronic speeds. -
ERA 1101
One of the first commercially produced computers, 1101 could store 1 million bits using a magnetic drum, helping speed up storage advancements. -
DRAM
Invented in 1968 by Robert H. Dennard, the Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM) drastically increased memory at a cheap price, allowing computers to become more widespread. -
C Programming
Dennis Ritchie creates C progmramming language in 1972. Based on the language BCPL, C allowed programs to be ported to other computers more easily. -
Macintosh
Apple launches the Macintosh, which used a monitor and a mouse. -
CompactFlash
CompactFlash is introduced by SanDisk and becomes the preffered storage method due to it using flash memory. -
J-Phone J-SH04
The Japan manufactured J-Phone was one of the first phones to have a camera. It's resolution was .11 megapixels and paved the way for cameras inside phones. -
Microsoft Tablet PC
Microsoft releases a tablet, but made a crucial mistake: they tried to make it just as powerful as a PC. -
Opportunity and Spirit Mars Rovers
Opportunity and Spirit Mars Rovers land on Mars, proving technology could reach other planets. -
Cloud-Based Services
Amazon launches cloud-based services, allowing things to be stored elsewhere, eliminating the need for companies to have their own storage system. -
MacBook Air
Apple releases MacBook Air, a thin yet powerful laptop. This changed computers because it was the first mass-market computer with a solid-state disk. -
Apple iPad
Apple releases the iPad, One of the first modern day tablets. It was very similar to a iPhone, except it was bigger and without phone services. -
Raspberry PI
The Raspberry PI is released and allows people to make their own computers, making computers much cheaper and popular. -
Apple Pay
Apple Pay is released, allowing for things to be paid for digitally.It worked with Apple's touch ID to safely make transactions. -