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Lowell Mills
The Lowell Mills open, which starts the industrial revolution. Now people do not have to create products individually so people have more free time. People now have the time to use computers. -
Lowell Mills (2)
The Lowell Mills are created, starting the industrial revolution. As a result of the industrial revolution, the population in the U.S. increased, causing the demand for increased communication, and eventually the computer. -
Z1
The first freely-programable computer, the Z1 is created. -
Paul Allen
The co-founder of Microsoft, Paul Allen, is born. -
Bill Gates
The co-founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates, is born. -
Steve Balmer
Steve Balmer, CEO of Microsoft, is born. -
Harvard
Bill Gates decides to attend Harvard University, which is near Boston. Boston is a very urban area and one result of the industrial revolution was an increase in urbanization. -
MS-DOS
The operating system, MS-DOS, is released. -
Windows 1.0
The operating system, Windows 1.0, is released. -
Windows 2.0
The operating system, Windows 2.0, is released. -
Windows 2.1x
The operating system, Windows 2.1x, is released. -
Windows 3.0
The operating system, Windows 3.0, is released. -
Windows 3.1x
The operating system, Windows 3.1x,is released. -
Windows 95
The operating system, Windows 95, is released. -
Windows 98
The operating system, Windows 98, is released. -
Windows ME
The operating system, Windows ME, is released. -
Windows XP
The operating system, Windows XP, is released. -
Windows Vista
The operating system, Windows Vista, is released. -
Windows 7
The operating system, Windows 7, is released. -
Windows 8
The operating system, Windows 8, is released.
