History of computers

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    History of computers

  • The first electronic computer is created in Japan by Hideo Yamachito.

    The first electronic computer is created in Japan by Hideo Yamachito.
    Hideo Yamachito

  • UNIVAC I

    The UNIVAC I (UNIVersal Automatic Computer I) was the first commercial computer produced in the United States. It was designed by J. Presper Eckert and John Mauchly, the inventors of the ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer 1946).

  • IBM 701 EDPM Computer

    Announced on April 29, 1952, the IBM 701 was IBM’s first commercial scientific computer.The 701's invention was due in part to the Korean War effort. Inventor, Thomas Johnson Watson Junior wanted to contribute the 701 to help in the United Nations' policing of Korea. Starting in 1953, only nineteen 701s were manufactured (the machine could be rented for $15,000 per month).

  • FORTRAN

    FORTRAN or formula translation was the first high level programming language (software) invented by John Backus for IBM in 1954, and released commercially in 1957.

  • EMRA and MICR

    Stanford research institute, bank of America, and general electric introduced EMRA and MICR. This was the first computer used by the bank industry for their check reading.

  • Computer Mouse

    In 1964, a full-scale working model of the computer mouse was developed and used with a Graphical User Interface (GUI). It was a shell made of wood with two metal wheels. Douglas Engelbart, the inventor, mentioned it as an "X-Y position indicator for a display system." It was simply named 'mouse', as the wire that was connected behind, was similar to the tail of a mouse. The name stuck and till today it is known as a 'mouse."

  • ARPANET

    The Advanced Research Projects Agency Network, was the world's first operational packet switching network and the core network of a set that came to compose the global Internet. The network was funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency of the United States Department of Defense for use by its projects at universities and research laboratories in the US. The packet switching of the ARPANET was based on designs by Lawrence Roberts of the Lincoln Laboratory.

  • Intel 1103 Computer Memory

    Created in 1970, by Robert Dennar, the newly formed Intel company publicly released the 1103, the first DRAM chip, and by 1972 it was the bestselling semiconductor memory chip in the world.

  • Floppy Disk

    A floppy disk is a data storage medium that is composed of a disk of thin, flexible ("floppy") magnetic storage medium sealed in a square or rectangular plastic carrier lined with fabric that removes dust particles. It was invented by Alan Shugart & IBM in 1971.

  • IBM 5100

    The IBM 5100 was released in 1975 after two years of development. The 5100 was IBM's first portable computer and considered an entry level system, but its $10,000 price tag put it out of range from consumors who bought the altair.

  • Apple 1

    On April Fool's Day, 1976, Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs released the Apple I computer and started Apple Computers. The Apple I was the first single circuit board computer.

  • Intel 4004 Computer Microprocessor

    Intel publicly introduced the world's first single chip microprocessor, the Intel 4004, invented by Intel engineers Federico Faggin, Ted Hoff, and Stan Mazor. he Intel 4004 chip took the integrated circuit down one step further by placing all the parts that made a computer think on one small chip.

  • The IBM PC

    In 1980, IBM met with Bill Gates to talk about writing an operating system for IBM's new "personal" computer. But, they eventually decided to stick with making their own computer line and developed a brand new operating system to go with. Twelve engineers, led by William C. Lowe, came together to design and build the new computer. On August 12, 1981, IBM released their new computer, re-named the IBM PC. The "PC" stood for "personal computer" making IBM responsible for popularizing the term "PC".

  • The World Wide Web

    The World Wide Web is launched to the public on August 6, 1991.

  • Google

    Google Inc. is a multinational corporation invested in Internet search, cloud computing, and advertising technologies. Google hosts and develops Internet-based services and products, and makes profit from advertising through its AdWords program.The company was founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, a.k.a. the "Google Guys",while the two were going to Stanford for thier PhD.

  • Wikipedia.org

    Wikipedia is founded.

  • iPad

    A giant iPod touch with more memory combined with a Laptop computer that it one hanheld panel computer.