History of Computers

By annaytj
  • the first computer sysetems

    the first computer sysetems
    Z1- computer.the first freely programable computer.
  • 1942

    1942
    the ABC computer camed out,
  • Harvard Mark I Computer

    Harvard Mark I Computer
    Howard Aiken & Grace Hopper
    Harvard Mark I Computer
  • ENIAC 1 Computer

    ENIAC 1 Computer
    John Presper Eckert & John W. Mauchly
    ENIAC 1 Computer
    20,000 vacuum tubes later...
  • The Transistor

    The Transistor
    John Bardeen, Walter Brattain & Wiliam Shockley.
    transistor is not a computer, but this invention greatly affected the history of computers.
  • Manchester Baby Computer & The Williams Tube

    Manchester Baby Computer & The Williams Tube
    Frederic Williams & Tom Kilburn.
    Baby and the Williams Tube turn on the memories.
  • UNIVAC Computer

    UNIVAC Computer
    John Presper Eckert & John W. Mauchly.
    First commercial computer & able to pick presidential winners.
  • IBM 701 EDPM Computer

    IBM 701 EDPM Computer
    International Business Machines.
    IBM enters into 'The History of Computers'.
  • ERMA and MICR

    ERMA and MICR
    Stanford Research Institute, Bank of America, and General Electric The first bank industry computer - also MICR (magnetic ink character recognition) for reading checks.
  • ERMA and MICR

    ERMA and MICR
    The first bank industry computer - also MICR (magnetic ink character recognition) for reading checks.
  • The Integrated Circuit

    The Integrated Circuit
    Jack Kilby & Robert Noyce
    Otherwise known as 'The Chip'
  • Spacewar Computer Game

    Spacewar Computer Game
    Steve Russell & MIT
    The first computer game invented.
  • Computer Mouse & Windows

    Computer Mouse & Windows
    Douglas Engelbart
    Nicknamed the mouse because the tail came out the end.
  • ARPAnet

    ARPAnet
    The original Internet.
  • Intel 1103 Computer Memory

    Intel 1103 Computer Memory
    The world's first available dynamic RAM chip.
  • Intel 4004 Computer Microprocessor

    Intel 4004 Computer Microprocessor
    Faggin, Hoff & Mazor
    The first microprocessor.
  • The "Floppy" Disk

    The "Floppy" Disk
    Nicknamed the "Floppy" for its flexibility.
  • The Ethernet Computer Networking

    The Ethernet Computer Networking
    Robert Metcalfe & Xerox
    Networking.
  • Scelbi & Mark-8 Altair & IBM 5100 Computers

    Scelbi & Mark-8 Altair & IBM 5100 Computers
    The first consumer computers.
  • Apple I, II & TRS-80 & Commodore Pet Computers

    Apple I, II & TRS-80 & Commodore Pet Computers
    More first consumer computers.
  • VisiCalc Spreadsheet Software

    VisiCalc Spreadsheet Software
    Dan Bricklin & Bob Frankston
    Any product that pays for itself in two weeks is a surefire winner.