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Virtual Memory
Under direction of Tom Kilburn the Atlas computer uses virtual memory to be able to switch to multiple programs or multiple users. https://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/memory-storage/#169ebbe2ad45559efbc6eb35720eed92 -
Light Emitting Diode
In 1962 Nick Holonyak created the first visible light LED which were red but not very bright. These LED went on to be used in many forms of computing such as on motherboards to show they had power. -
Programming language BASIC is released
BASIC was a programming language created by John Kemeny and Thomas Kurtz. Which allowed more students/users be able to work with computers, such as make simple programs which made it widely popular. -
First Prototype of the mouse
Douglas Engelbart using wheels when trying to work on an X-Y coordinate input. It was named a mouse due to the cord coming from the back of the device. This device has been made useful by being able to navigate and select specific options on the screen of a computer. -
HP introduces a programmable calculator
The 9100A was one of the first scientific calculator that could do trigonometry, logarithmic and exponential functions. It was produced by Thomas E. Osborne. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hewlett-Packard_9100A
