Major Events in the History of Computers

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  • Charles Babbage

    Designed the first automatic calculator

  • Herman Hollerith

    Took Jaquards punch card and applied it to computing

  • Z1 Computer

    Thought to be the first system to include features used today

  • 1st Generation Computers

    Last to use vacuum tubes to store data

  • 2nd Generation Computers

    Transistors were limited as to how small that they could be

  • Jack Kirby

    Invented the worlds first integrated circuit

  • 3rd Generation Computers

    Early integrated, circuit generated

  • BASIC

    Language that students could easily learn

  • Bill Gates

    Founded and Formed Microsoft

  • 4th Generation Computers

    Computers that use a microproccesor chip

  • Introduction of GUI

    Graphic user interface, allowed users to interact easily

  • Altair Computer

    Had no keyboard or monitor

  • Steve Jobs

    Founded and formed Apple Computers

  • Apple II

    Featured color mnitors, sound and paddles

  • WordStar

    First word proccessing application

  • Visicalc

    First electronic spreadsheet application

  • Osborne Computer

    First Portable Computer

  • PageMaker

    The first desktop publishing software

  • Excel

    One of the first spreadsheets to use a graphic interface

  • Mosaic

    Allowed users to veiw multimedia on the web

  • Eniac

    US government sponsored machine developed to calculate weapon settings

  • Univac

    Was the first commercially successful electronic digital computer

  • Netscape

    Became a prodominant player in browser software