IT History FAST 5

By shaneoi
  • Tally Sticks

    Tally Sticks
    Perhaps the most primative form of Information Technology, tally sticks were used as a means to keep track of scheduals, finances, and many other things.
  • Abacus

    Abacus
    Abaci have been used in most developing societies at some point
  • Colossus

    Colossus
    The first programable digital computer. Developed by the British to help in the decrypting of Nazi messages, specifically the Lorenz Radio Teleprenter.
  • ARPANET

    ARPANET
    The first inter connected computer system to utilize TCP/IP protocol, which would form the basis for the modern day internet.
  • Macintosh computer first released

    One of the first consumer friendly computers to utilize a Graphical User Interface, which made computers more accessable to ordinary people, and changed how developers approach designing programs.
  • Deep Blue Wins!

    Deep Blue Wins!
    The IBM developed "Deep Blue" supercomputer becomes the first computer to compete against a Chess World champion , and win a game.
  • 185 TB Cassette tape

    185 TB Cassette tape
    Sony is developing large capacity magnetic cassettes, and while it wont replace hard/flash drives in terms of speed, it can be effective for long-term storage for large format mediums such as raw cuts of 8K Films.