Software and Hardware Timeline

  • IBM was founded

  • 1st Generation Computer

    1st Generation Computer
  • E-books

  • Computer usage company was founded

    CUC was the first company to sell software separately from computer hardware.
  • 2nd Generation of Computers

    2nd Generation of Computers
  • ADP uses mainframe computers to process payroll

    ADP pioneered the use of computers in the business world to process payrolls for their clients.
  • 3rd Generation of Computers

    3rd Generation of Computers
  • 4th Generation of Computers

    4th Generation of Computers
  • First Microprocessor

  • Kodak DCS, digital camera introduced

    Kodak DCS, digital camera introduced
  • Microsoft was founded

    It was the first BASIC programming language
  • First accounting software

    Visicalc was originally only available on Apple II computer
  • The first version of MS-DOS was released by Microsoft

    This software matured over the years and eventually morphed into MS Windows.
  • Microsoft office released

  • Web Camera

    Web Camera
  • Smartphone

    Smartphone
  • First web browser

  • Rise of big data

    By 2007, 94% of data storage was digital.
  • 1st Generation iPad

    1st Generation iPad
  • 5th Generation Computer

    5th Generation Computer