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History of Computing

By MKobukowski

  • Babbage's Difference Engine

    Babbage's Difference Engine
    Babbage's EngineCharles Babbage creates his first Difference Engine to compute the values of polynomial functions. It was a huge machine, taking up an entire half of a room.

  • Turing Test Proposed

    Turing Test Proposed
    Turing TestThe Turing Test was proposed, which has come to be extremely important in the development of Artificial intelligence.

  • Programma 101 Introduced

    Programma 101 Introduced
    Programma 101The Programma 101, the world's first personal computer, is introduced at the 1964 New York World Fair.

  • IBM 3270 Introduced

    IBM 3270 Introduced
    IBM 3720The IBM 3270 is one of the first computers to have a workable monitor as we would think of one.

  • First Game Console

    First Game Console
    OdysseyThe Magnavox Odyssey - first home video game console that could connect to a tv set, was released.

  • Apple, Inc. Founded

    Apple, Inc. Founded
    AppleOne of the largest and most successful computer manufacturers is founded

  • MS-DOS Created

    MS-DOS Created
    MS-DOSMS-DOS, the game-changing operating system designed for IBM machines, was first released.

  • Dulmont Magnum

    Dulmont Magnum
    Dulmont MagnumThe Dulmont Magnum was the first flip-form laptop created.

  • Google, Inc. Founded

    Google, Inc. Founded
    GoogleArguably the most influential software company, Google, is founded.

  • Apple iPhone Released

    Apple iPhone Released
    IPhoneThe Apple iPhone was released, sparking a worldwide obsession with ultraportable, omnifunctional computing devices.