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CIS I IT Timeline 2012
CIS Class creates timeline based upon researching the history of IT. -
al shugart was born
al shugart creates the floppy disc -
Solid State Drives
First invented by ibm in the 50's but more commonely used now in high-end computers due to their fast read/write speeds -
optical disc drive
found all over the place. in your car or home. first thought of the idea, David Gregg -
ENIAC
The ENIAC was shut down after being built in 1946. -
Mark Dean Is Born
Mark Dean created the ISA bus, which allows peripherals to be connected to a computer. (e.g. camera, modem,printer, mouse) -
Relational Model of Data
Edgar F. Codd Create the Relational Model of Data -
The first Apple computer was invented
awaefrs -
Founding Of Oracle Corporation
Lary Ellison co-founded the Oracle Corporation along with Bob Miner and Ed Oates. -
Steve Ballmer Joins Microsoft
Steve Ballmer joined Microsoft on June 11, 1980, and became Microsoft's 30th employee, the first business manager hired by Gates. -
Tim Berners-Lee
The World Wide Web is created. -
Linux was first released
Linux was First released -
Grace Hopper Death
Grace Hopper Invented COBOL IN the life. -
Java is released to the public
Dr. James A. Gosling releases the first public release of the Java programming language. -
ed yourdon
inducted into the computer hall of fame -
Gordon Moore earned the Presidential Medal of Fredom
This is significant because it shows the magnitude of his contributions in his life. This medal is the highest civilian honor given and is only given to those that have made a meritorious contribution to the security or national interests of the United States. -
Vodafone Group sells Vodafone K.K.
Vodafone Group announced it had agreed to sell Vodafone K.K. to SoftBank for approximately 1.75 trillion Japanese yen (approximately US$ 15.1 Billion) -
USB Introduced
USB 3.0 comes out on this date after 1.0 and 2.0.
