History of computers

NOKIA 510

2001 BCE

A prototype tablet called Nokia 510 webtablet is introduced, with a 10 inches touch screen.

SMARTPHONES

1992 BCE

The development of smartphones starts with the presentation of the Simon phone that included calendar, address book, world clock and calculator, among other functions.

WWW OR WEB

1990 BCE

It appears the WWW or Web, one of the main internet services, which makes the use of computers more useful in different areas.W

IBM PC

1981 BCE

The IBM PC is on sale as a home computer and revolutionizes computing. It increases the development of software and operating systems with which computers run.

MICROPROCESSOR

1971 BCE

The microprocessor appears: a single integrated circuit in which the basic elements of the computer meet. The first personal computers begin to develop.

INTEGRATED CIRCUITS

1964 BCE

Integrated circuits begin to be used in the computers, which increased the processing capacity and reduced the size of the machines.

TRANSISTORS

1958 BCE

The second generation of computers starts, which used transistors to process information instead of vacuum tubes. New programming languages such as COBOL and FORTRAN were developed.

ENIAC

1946 BCE

The first computer called ENIAC is introduced to the public. It was built at the University of Pennsylvania (USA) and operated with more than 17,000 vacuum tubes. It could make 5,000 additions and 300 multiplications per second.

APPLE II

Jan 1, 1976

Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak make the Apple I. This computer allowed users to see what they were doing on a screen, unlike other models. Then an improved version called Apple II came, which sold millions of units.

IBM

Jan 2, 1980

Herman Hollerith, an American inventor, built a machine to count a census. It used punched cards and gears like the previous ones, but it worked with electricity. His company grew to become the first computer manufacturer in the world: IBM.