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Herman Hollerith
He was the founder of the Tabulating Machine Company that later merged to become IBM. Hollerith is widely regarded as the father of modern machine data processing. -
Z1 Computer
A mechanical calculator. It included a control unit and sperate money functions. It also looked really cool. -
Eniac
The first high speed electronic digital computer. Was used in WWII and to study of the feasibility of the hydrogen bomb. Took up a whole room. -
First Generation Computers
Used vacuum tubes to store data and were very large. -
Second Generation Computers
Used transistors for data storage. -
Univac
The first commercially successful electronic digital computer. Was huge in size but could do less than a iPhone. -
Third Generation Computers
The hallmark of the third-generation computers were thier integrated circuits. -
B.A.S.I.C.
"Beginners All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code" revolutionized the software industry. It became the key language for PC and was easy for beginners to learn. Even many games used this. -
Fourth Generation Computers
To present day, the fourth generation computers all use the microprocessor chip. -
Altair Computer
First computer ever! It had no monitor. They would later develop a popular video display board that would plug directly into the Altair. -
Apple 2
Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak created the Apple 2 and it featured a color display. Focused mainly for gaming with floppy disk and game paddles. -
VisiCalc
Was the worlds first electronic spreadsheet aplication. Originally released for the Apple II, it is often considered the application that turned the microcomputer from a hobby for computer enthusiasts into a serious business tool. -
Osborne Computer
This was the birth of portable computing. The first laptop. Weighed 24.5 pounds and was an over night success. Soon they struggled with competition, and eventually compaq totally took them over. -
Introduction of the GUI
"Graphical User Interface" allowed easier interaction with the computer. The Apple Lisa(1983) was the first succsessful PC useing GUI. It featured windows, drop-dwon menus, icons and a file system with folders and files. However it was very expensive. -
PageMaker
The first desktop publishing software. -
Excel
One of the first spreadsheets to use a graphical user interface. -
Bill Gates
Known as one of the wealthiest men in the world, Bill Gates is one of the best-known entrepreneurs of the personal computer revolution.As the CEO of Microsoft, he launched thier first retail version of Microsoft Windows on November 20, 1985 -
Charles Babbage
Considered a "father of the computer" Babbage is credited with inventing the first mechanical computer that eventually led to more complex designs. In 1991, a perfectly functioning difference engine was constructed from Babbage's original plans. Built to tolerances achievable in the 19th century, the success of the finished engine indicated that Babbage's machine would have worked. -
Mosaic
A browser named "mosaic was introduced, increasing Internet traffic by 350%. The most popular browsers today still retain some of the features and charactoristics of the Mosaic browser. -
Netscape
A browser who was very successful but soon was pressured into being a free browser due to Microsofts constant pressure. -
Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs first worked at an apple orchard and wanted his computers to be "perfect" and he thought apples were awesome so he named his company "Apple" He released the iPhone is 2007 -
Jack Kilby
Jack Kilby was an American electrical engineer who took part in the realization of the first integrated circuit while working at Texas Instruments.
