Introduction to Computer Technology

By diedrich10

  • First Computer

    First Computer
    The Z1. The first functional modern computer using binary code.

  • First Email Sent

    First Email Sent
    The first email was sent by Ray Tomlinson. The first message consisted of "something like QWERTYUIOP."

  • First Video Game System

    First Video Game System
    Although Pong is highly regarded as the first video game, Magnavox Odyssey was the first video game.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6PUWZ0FOZM Follow this link to play Pong: https://www.ponggame.org/

  • First Laptop

    First Laptop
    The Osborne 1 was the first laptop created.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6PUWZ0FOZM

  • First Apple Macintosh

    First Apple Macintosh
    The first Apple Macintosh Computer was revealed by Steve Jobs and his team. It was roughly $2,500 in price. Follow this link to know more about the Macintosh Computer: https://www.thoughtco.com/who-invented-the-macintosh-4072884

  • The First Domain

    The First Domain
    The first domain name ever registered was Symbolics.com. The domain is still up and running today as "The Big Internet Museum." Click on the link for more information: http://symbolics.com/museum/

  • First Photo Uploaded to the World Wide Web

    First Photo Uploaded to the World Wide Web
    The first photograph ever uploaded to the World Wide Web was from a musical group call Les Horrible Cernettes.

  • First Ad Banner Online

    First Ad Banner Online
    Joe McCambley ran the first banner ad ever online. It went live in October 1994 on HotWired.com and it promoted 7 art museums, sponsored by AT&T.

  • First Book Purchased on Amazon

    First Book Purchased on Amazon
    The first book purchased on Amazon was Douglas Hofstadter's Fluid Concepts and Creative Analogies: Computer Models of the Fundamental Mechanisms of Thought in 1995.

  • First Social Media Platform

    First Social Media Platform
    The first recognizable social media site, Six Degrees, was created in 1997. It enabled users to upload a profile and make friends with other users.

  • First Video Uploaded to YouTube

    First Video Uploaded to YouTube
    The first YouTube video posted was posted by co-founder Jawed Karim at the San Diego Zoo. It was uploaded on April 23, 2005 and has been watched nearly 10 million times.
    The video can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNQXAC9IVRw