Major Events in the Evolution of Computer

  • Difference Engine

    Difference Engine
    In 1823 the goverment gave Charles Babbage $1700 pounds to work on a amazing machine called the difference engine
  • ENIAC

    ENIAC
    ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer) was considered by most people that it’s the world’s first computer. It was a general purpose electronic machine that was used to calculate large numeral problems to help the US Army calculate their Artillery firing tables.
  • Internet

    Internet
    n 1962 J. C. R. Licklider created the Inter galactic network known as the internet. In October 29 1969 22:30 pm a system called ARPANET made by Licklider was approved by DARPA (Defence Advanced Research Project Agency) ARPANET made a connection between the University of California (UCLA) and the Stanford Research Institute.They tested the system by talking over the phone while typing, first UCLA typed a L and Stanford Research Institute could see it then typed a O they could still see it and th
  • Magnavox Odyssey

    Magnavox Odyssey
    The first ever game console came with 27 games from different genres sport, action etc.
  • IBM=First PC

    IBM=First PC
    n 1981 a company called IBM (The International Business Machines corporation) made the first computer called IBM 5150 (5150=Model Number) it was classified as a PC (Personal Computer) it was released in September 1981 for $1500 to $3000
  • Adobe

    Adobe
    One of the biggest softwares that made computers so famous was Adobe a company that made great softwares like Illustrator
  • Mactinosh

    Mactinosh
    In 1984 Steve Jobs and his newly founded company Apple released the Macintosh it features a small box with a thing called a mouse. In 1984 Apple wasted $2.5 million to get all 39 pages in Newsweek to advertise the Macintosh (now iMac) and made a convention to promote the computer
  • Microsoft Windows

    Microsoft Windows
    Bill Gates and Microsoft release windows which changes computing forever
  • PC Convertible

    PC Convertible
    The first ever laptop gets realeased and looks a giant desktop that can be moved everywhere but at that time it was one of the collest things around
  • IBM 'Deep Blue'

    IBM 'Deep Blue'
    IBM's Deep Blue beats World Champion Garry Kasporov in Chess which marked the birth of a Artifical Intelligence
  • Google

    Google
    Larry Page and Sergey Brin developed a new type of searchengine called Google
  • Xbox 360

    Xbox 360
    Microsoft releases the best gaming console ever the Xbox 360
  • Apple iPad

    Apple iPad
    The iPad is like a computer formed into a book but the thing is is can pretty much do nearly everything play music, make videos, take photos etc.
  • Apple iPhone

    Apple iPhone
    Apple debuts the'iPhone' which is a handheld computer which runs apps and available to call people
  • Abacus

    Abacus
    In 618 the chinese adpoted the abacus from other nations and developed their own its like a manual wooden calculator