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THE WORD COMPUTER IS FIRST USED
The word came into existence to describe a person who performed calculations. -
FIRST MECHANICAL COMPUTER IS MADE
The Analytical Machine contained extremely little integrated memory and punch cards. It can perform very basic calculations. -
PROGRAMMABLE COMPUTERS ARE INVENTED
Named the Z1. The computer was created by a German named Konrad Zuse in his parent's living room. Considered the first functional modern computer. -
COMPUTERS HELP WIN WWII
The Bombe, a machine that replicated the German coding machines, helped decipher Luftwaffe (German Air Force) messages and contributed to the Battle of Britain and other air campaigns during the war. -
FIRST DIGITAL COMPUTER IS BUILT
The ENIAC was built at the University of Pennsylvania and occupied about 1800 square feet. It used 18000 vacuum tubes and weighed almost 50 tons. -
FIRST PROGRAM IS RUN ON A DIGITAL COMPUTER
British computer EDSAC ran and calculated the first game ever, called "Baby". -
FIRST COMPUTER WITH PROGRAM IN MEMORY
The ERA 1101 is delivered to the United States and is considered to be the first computer that can store and run a program from its memory. -
IBM INTRODUCES FIRST COMPUTER
IBM publicly introduced the 701, which helped run nuclear explosives calculations faster. -
FIRST COMPUTER WITH RAM
The Whirlwind Machine, which was introduced by MIT, is the first computer to have magnetic-core ram and real-time graphics. -
DESKTOP COMPUTERS BECOME AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC
The Programma 101 was publicized and was sold for a price tag of $3200. Hewlett Packard also began marketing its own computer. -
FIRST MICROPROCESSOR
The 4004 is introduced by Intel. -
GLOBAL NETWORKING BECOMES REALITY
University College of England and Royal Radar Establishment connect to ARPANET. The term internet is born. -
FIRST ISP
A commercial version of ARPANET creates the first internet service provider. -
APPLE CREATES FIRST COMPUTER
The Apple 1, developed by Steve Wozniak and was able to expand its memory to about 48 KB using expansion cards. -
PORTABLE COMPUTERS/LAPTOPS ARE INVENTED
Adam Osborne releases the Osborne 1. It weighed 25 pounds, had 64 KB of memory, a 5-inch display, and cost almost $1800 -
DNS IS INTRODUCED.
This system establishes the familiar .gov .com .edu .org -
MICROSOFT WINDOWS IS INVENTED
First independent version of Microsoft Windows is launched. -
OS/2 IS DEVELOPED
Microsoft and IBM jointly develop OS/2 and would use all 16 MB of memory the Intel processors had. -
WORLD WIDE WEB IS INTRODUCED
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FIRST MULTIMEDIA COMPUTER
Tandy RadioShack is first to release a computer based on the MPC standard. -
WHITE HOUSE AND UNITED NATIONS GO ONLINE
The number of websites online reach six hundred. -
WINDOWS 95 IS RELEASED
Windows 95 was advertised with the ability to support 32 bit preemptive multitasking. -
TERM "CLOUD COMPUTING" IS FIRST USED
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GOOGLE IS BORN
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GOVERNMENTS DEVELOP COMPUTER GRIDS
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MAC OS X CHEETAH
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WINDOWS 2000 IS RELEASED
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MAC OS X PUMA
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WINDOWS XP IS RELEASED
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MAC OS X JAGUAR
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MAC OS X PANTHER
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MAC OS X TIGER
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YOUTUBE LAUNCHES
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MAC OS X LEOPARD
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DROPBOX IS INVENTED
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WINDOWS VISTA IS RELEASED
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MAC OS X SNOW LEOPARD
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WINDOWS 7 IS RELEASED
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MAC OS X LION
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OS X MOUNTAIN LION
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WINDOWS 8 IS RELEASED
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OS X MAVERICKS
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OS X YOSEMITE
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OS X EL CAPITAN
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WINDOWS 10 IS RELEASED
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MAC OS SIERRA
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MAC OS HIGH SIERRA
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MAC OS MOJAVE