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The QWERTY keyboard is introduced
Christopher Sholes rearranged the typewriter keyboard, resulting in the QWERTY arrangement that is still used today. -
IBM is formed
The International Business Machines Corporation (more commonly known as IBM) is formed. -
ENIAC computer
ENIAC (acronym for Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer) was invented by J. Presper Eckert and John W. Mauchly. It was the first general-purpose eletronic computer. -
Douglas Engelbart invents the computer mouse
The original computer mouse was invented by Douglas Engelbart in 1963, and was later patented in 1970. -
Microsoft Corporation is founded
Microsoft is formed by Bill Gates and Paul Allen. It is now one of the most successful computing companies. -
Apple Inc. founded
In 1976, Apple was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne, in order to produce and sell PCs. -
IBM introduces its first MS-DOS computer
\IBM introduced its new personal computer, running a new operating system from Microsoft called MS-DOS 1.0. -
Apple Macintosh computer is released
The first Apple Macintosh personal computer, known as the Macintosh 128K, is released. -
Microsoft releases Windows 1.0
Windows 1.0 is released by Microsoft. It is was the first operating system to be part of the Microsoft Windows line, -
The World Wide Web is born
Tim Berners-Lee, a computer scientist, wrote a proposal for what eventually became the World Wide Web. -
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Technology continues to advance
Technology has continued to advance to this date, with the popularization of laptops, tablets and smartphones.
