Network History

First Programmable Computer is invented

Jan 1, 1938

Konrad Zuse created the first programmable computer. It was composed of thousands of electrical relays that could compute complex equations in binary.
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ENIAC Creation

Feb 15, 1946

The ENIAC was created from 1943-1945 as a wartime ballistics calculator. It was the world's first electronic computer.
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Electronic Controls Company created

Sep 1, 1946

The Electronic Controls Company was founded by J. Presper Eckert and John Mauchly. It was the world's first computer company, it released a series of mainframe computers under the name "UNIVAC".
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EDSAC

May 6, 1949

The EDSAC was the world's first stored program electronic computer. This was created in Britain, and could store memory for later use.
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IBM 701

Apr 7, 1953

The 701 was the first computer created by International Business Machines. It was also the world's first commercial scientific computer.
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Whirlwind Machine

Mar 8, 1955

The Whirlwind machine was the first computer to use Random Access Memory. It was created at MIT, and had a magnetic core RAM.
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Arpanet, First Network

Aug 30, 1969

The Arpanet was the first network, and was created by the US Government department DARPA. It was the first packet-switching network, and it developed into today's modern day internet.
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Intel 4004 invented

Nov 15, 1971

The computer company Intel created the world's first microprocessor, the 4004. With this compact CPU, computer designs were allowed to get smaller and smaller.
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IBM 5100 invented

Sep 1, 1975

The IBM 500 was the world's first "personal computer". It weighed 55 pounds and had 64 Kilobytes of RAM.
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Apple 1

Apr 11, 1976

The apple 1 was created by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniac, and Ron Wayne. As the name suggests, it was the first computer made by the apple company, and it's what gave the company its starting foundation.
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Famicom/NES released

Oct 18, 1985

The Famicom (Family Computer) and the Nintendo Entertainment System are released. The Famicom is released in Japan, and the NES in North America. These are Nintendo's first home videogame consoles, and they are huge successes with games such as Mario, Mega Man, Metroid, and Zelda.
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Sega Genesis

Jan 1, 1988

The Sega Genesis was the World's first 16-bit video game console. This allowed it to process information faster than the 8-bit consoles of the time, in addition to having better graphics and sound quality.
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WIFI created

Jan 1, 1991

NCR in cooperation with Bell Labs and IEEE to create WIFI. WIFI involves the transfer of data from a computer to another, and can be wired or wireless. A common misconception is that WIFI is an acronym, when really, it doesn't stand for anything at all. source

Sega Saturn NetLink Modem

Oct 31, 1996

The NetLink Modem was released on the Sega Saturn was the first to enable players to play multiplayer online games using their own ISP. The Modem also allowed for internet and email access.
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iPhone invented

Jun 29, 2007

The iPhone was revolutionary in the phone industry. It was the world's first smartphone, and it included features such as touchscreen, downloadable applications, and use of WIFI.
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