History of Computers

By Julia.Cip5

  • 1971 Laser Printer

    1971 Laser Printer
    Laser printer invented by Gary Starkweather generated billions of dollars in revenue for Xerox. The worlds first laser printer.

  • 1974 The Sliver Arm

    1974 The Sliver Arm
    IN 1974 David Sliver at MIT invented and designed the Sliver Arm. A robotic arm to do small-parts assembly. It does this by using pressure sensors and feedback from touch.

  • 1980 Sinclair ZX8o introduced

    1980 Sinclair ZX8o introduced
    A small home computer that is available in the UK either pre-assembled for 99 pounds or pre-assembled for 79 pounds. Inside was a Z80 microprocessor and built in language interpreter.

  • 1983 Microsoft Word Introduced

    1983 Microsoft Word Introduced
    Microsoft releases word to the world. It was originally called Multi-Tool Word. Microsoft distributed 450,000 disks with the word program demonstrating the program, it's version and how it works.

  • 1990 Magneto - Optical Discs

    1990 Magneto - Optical Discs
    Magneto - Optical Discs were introduced in 1990. They were housed in cartridges and were a combination and optical and magnetic storage. They used lasers that heated up bits on the discs to store information.

  • 1994 Compact Flash

    1994 Compact Flash
    the Compact Flash was introduced by SanDisk in 1994. It was a memory storage option used by may consumers an for digital skill and video cameras. Its high capacity made it a preferred choice.

  • 1996 Web Users reach 36 million

    1996 Web Users reach 36 million
    At the end of 1996 Web users got up to 36 million on Frances Minitel. This has been the most popular online system until now.

  • 2000 The Sims was released

    2000 The Sims was released
    The Sims is a video game designed by a team at Maxis lead by Wil Wright. Characters controlled by each players are customize-able and speak an artificial language Simlish.

  • 2000 First Camera Phone

    2000 First Camera Phone
    In the year 2000 the first camera phone was introduced by Japan's SoftBank. It had 0.11 megapixels 256 color display. The photos are able to be shared with anyone.

  • 2001 First Apple Store Opens

    2001 First Apple Store Opens
    The first Apple retail outlet was located in Tysons Corner, Virginia, as well in Glendale, California. The Apple store offered Apple products and also software, accessories, and how to use the software.

  • Julia Significant Event 2013

    Julia Significant Event 2013
    When I got my DS for my 10th birthday. I had so many games and loved it.

  • Sam's Significant Event 2013

    Sam's Significant Event 2013
    For Christmas year 2013, I rec ivied my first electronic device. I got a generation 5 Ipod in pink and I cherished this and used it everyday still to this day have the Ipod.