History of Computers

  • Pong is released

    Pong is released
    Pong is a version of ping pong one the computer. Nolan Bushnell and Al Alcorn wanted to create a car-driving game, but this was too high tech at that point in time.
  • TI’s Speak & Spell

    TI’s Speak & Spell
    Texas Instruments Inc. makes Speak and Spell. It is "first electronic duplication of the human vocal tract on a single integrated circuit'
  • Microsoft Introduces Word

    Microsoft Introduces Word
    In 1983, Microsoft introduces their first version of Word. It was first named the Multi-Tool Word and was used for Xenix systems.
  • Pixar Was Founded

    Pixar Was Founded
    Pixar was strarted by Steve Jobs in 1986, and Luxo, Jr. (the one with the lamp) was their first animation.
  • Photoshop is released

    Photoshop is released
    Photoshop was created by Thomas and John Knoll. Photoshop is used to edit photos and combine images in multiple layers.
  • Wifi

    Wifi
    This is the yaer when Apple released "Airport" Wi-Fi that was able to connect to Macs away from home.
  • First camera phone is introduced

    First camera phone is introduced
    Japan's softbank introduced the J-phone J-SH04. Months later, the flip version of this phone came out.
  • ITunes Released

    ITunes Released
    This is based on Bill Kincaid's Soundjam MP software. In the beginning ITunes was just for Mac operating systems.
  • First Mac at Home

    First Mac at Home
    My family purchased our first Apple computer in 2009. It was an update from our old Dell, and my brother and I enjoyed PhotoBooth the most.
  • Brooke's first iphone

    Brooke's first iphone
    My first smart phone I got was in 9th grade. It was the 5s, which i still have.