History of Computers in the Healthcare

By jaja259783

  • The First Computer

    The first freely programmable computer came into play.

  • Konrad Zuse

    Konrad Zuse creates the Z1 Computer a binary digital computer using punch tape

  • F.C. Williams

    F.C. Williams develops his cathode-ray tube (CRT) storing device the forerunner to random-access memory (RAM)

  • The transistor

    The transistor was invented by Bell Telephone Company. It wasn't a computer in itself'but it was a vital computer component.

  • IBM

    International Business Machines came out with their first computer machine.

  • Bank Computers

    The first bank computers were invented. They used MICR'or magnetic ink character recognition'to read checks.

  • The Computer Chip

    Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce invented the integrated circuit'better known as the computer chip.

  • Video Games

    Spacewar games invented the first computer video games.

  • The mouse is invented

    Douglas Engelbart invented the computer mouse. He called it the mouse because the cord came out the back like a tail.

  • Hypertext

    Andries van Dam and Ted Nelson coin the term "hypertext"

  • The Internet

    The first internet was called ARPANET. The original internet wasn't used very widely because not many people had access to it.

  • The Ethernet Computer Networking

    Networking

  • The first personal computers

    IBM and Apple were just a couple of the brands that put out the first personal computers.

  • Microsoft is born

    Bill Gates worked with Paul Allen to develop BASIC for the Altair 8800.

  • Portable Computers

    Altair produces the first portable computer

  • Microsoft

    MS-DOS Computer Operating System

  • Domain Name System

    Domain Name System (DNS) pioneered by Jon Postel, Paul Mockapetris and Craig Partridge. Seven 'top-level' domain names are initially introduced: edu, com, gov, mil, net, org and int.

  • Microsoft expands

    Microsoft made a program that was compatible with IBM computers. This let more people come into contact with the now well-known program.

  • The internet as we know it / The laptop comes into play

    Tim Berners Less came up with the World Wide Web. He started a computer revolution.
    The first laptop computer'the Power Book 100'came out. There were other portable computers before this'but they were very clunky and expensive.

  • World Wide Web

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

  • Web Servers

    At the beginning of the year only 50 World Wide Web servers are known to exist

  • World Wide Web

    The World Wide Web Consortium is founded by Tim Berners-Lee to help with the development of common protocols for the evolution of the World Wide Web

  • JAVA

    Java is introduced

  • World Wide Convention

    the first internet convention was held.

  • Mini computers

    Nokia introduced a phone that had internet capabilities. This started a revolution of devices that were small'portable computers.

  • Main Healthcare Drivers

    The main healthcare drivers were increased integration and the beginnings of outcomes-based reimbursement. We now had enough technology and bedside clinical applications installed to make a serious run at commercial, real-time clinical decision support.