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History of Computers Timeline by Ethan C.

By Pdale

  • First Programmable Computer

    First Programmable Computer
    Z1 was created by Germany's Konrad Zuse
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    History of Computers

  • First Digital Computer

    First Digital Computer
    The ABC devloped by Professer John Vincent Atansoff and graduate student Cliff Bary

  • First Functional Digital Computer

    First Functional Digital Computer
    The ENIAC: invented by J. Presper Eckert and John Mauchly

  • The First Stored Program Computer

    The First Stored Program Computer
    The early British computer known as EDSAC is considered to be the first stored-program electronic computer.

  • The First Computer with RAM

    The First Computer with RAM
    MIT introduces the Whirlwind Machine

  • The First Transistor Computer

    The First Transistor Computer
    The TX-O was demonstrated at MIT.

  • The First Minicomputer

    The First Minicomputer
    Digital Equipment Corporation released its first of many PDP computers the PDP-1

  • The First Workstation

    The First Workstation
    Although never sold the first workstation is considered to be the Xerox Alto. It included a fully functional computer display and mouse.

  • The First Personal Computer

    The First Personal Computer
    Ed Roberts coined the term PC(personal computer) when he introduced the Altair 8800. This computer relied on a series of switches for inputting data and output data by turning on and off a series of lights. The Mircal is considered to be the first commercial non-assembly computer, used the Intel 8008 processor.

  • The First Apple Computer

    The First Apple Computer
    Steve Wozniak designed the first Apple known as the Apple I computer in 1976. The first computer company was the Electronic Controls Company and was founded in 1949 by J. Presper Eckert and John Mauchly, the same individuals who helped create the ENIAC,

  • The First Laptop or Portable Computer

    The First Laptop or Portable Computer
    The IBM 5100 is the first portable computer that was released in September 1975. It weighed 55 pounds of ram and had a 5 inch CRT display. The first truly portable computer or laptop is considered to be the Osborne I which was released in April 1981. And in 1994 introduces the IBM Thinkpad 775CD, the first notebook with an integrated CD-ROM

  • The First PC (IBM compatible) computer

    The First PC (IBM compatible) computer
    On April 7, 1953, IBM publicly introduced the 701, its first electric computer and the first mass-produced computer. Later IBM introduced its first personal computer called the "IBM PC" in 1981.

  • The First PC Clone

    The First PC Clone
    The first PC clone was developed by Compaq, the Compaq Portable was released in March 1983.

  • The First Multimedia Computer

    The First Multimedia Computer
    In 1992 Tandy Radio Shack becomes one of the first companies to release a computer based on MPC standards, M2500 XL/2, and M4020 SX.