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ENIAC Computer was created
The Eniac was the first electronic computer invented by the U.S Army during WW2. The Eniac cost about $500,000 back then and about $6 million today, and it was 1,800 square feet. -
ERA Computer
The Engineering Research Association of Minneapolis created the first commercially produced computer. Their first customer was the Navy. This computer was able to hold 1 million bits on its magnetic drum. -
TRADIC transistors
Transistors Felker and Harris introduced the very first computer with transistors instead of vacuum tubes. It contained nearky 800 transistors. This allowed the computer to run on only 100 watts. -
CDC 6600 Supercomputer
CDC 6600 SupercomputerThe CDC 6600 Supercomputer was able to perform 3 million instructions per second. This computer was 3 times faster than all of its compettiors. -
The Commondore PET
The Commondore PETThe Commondore PET was the first of several personal computers introduced in 1977. It came fully assembled and was very easy to operate. It had 4 to 8 kilobytes of memory, with 2 cassete drives and a chiclet keyboard. -
The First Word Processor
Micropro International, WordStar was the first commercially successful word processing software program. This was produced for microcomputers and the best selling software program of the early eighties. -
Atari 400 and 800
Atari 400 and 800Shortly after the game counsel was made. Atari designed two microcomputers with game capabilities. The model 400 was serve as a game counsel, while the model 800 would be more of a home and personal computer. Atari faced stiff competition from the Apple 2, Commondore PET and the TRS- 80 computers. -
NSFNET
NSFNETThe modern Internet gained support whe the National Science foundation formed the NSFNET. It linked 5 supercomputer centers at 5 college locations. After this several regional networks developed. Eventually the government reassigned pieces of ARPANET to the NSFNET. This allowed moder use of the Internet for the first time in 1991. -
Mosaic Web Browser
Moasic Web BrowserMosaic was the first commercial software that allwoed graphic access to the content on the internet. Mosaic was originally designed for a Unix system running X- windows. By 1994 Mosaic was available for several other operating systems like Mac OS. -
EUnet
European NetworkThe European Network spread the ARPANET throughout the research community in Europe. This connected universities and research centers in a similar way th CSNet worked in the United States. -
First Camera phone invented
First camera phoneThe first cell phone with a built in camera was manufactured by Samsung and released in South Korea on June 11, 2000. This camera was capable of taking 20 photos at 350,000 pixel resolution. But you had to hook it up to your computer to get your photos from the phone. -
Samsung LCD TV
Samsung released the very first 46" high LCD TV for the first time in the entire world. It had an ultrafast pixel response time of jsut 12 miliseconds. It also had a resolution of 1920 x 1080p, which was as high as you could get in 2004. -
Iphone Released
The first iPhoneApple's iPhone ws introduced at MacWorld in January 2007 and officially went on sale June 29, 2007. Apple sold 146,000 phones within the first weekend of the launch. This phone has been told as revolutionary with its bundle of mobile web browsing,music, video playback, and touch screen controls. -
iPad 1 introduced
iPad 1Only the WiFi version was available for purchase, which would set you back $500, for 16GB of storage. It had 256MB of RAM and a 1GHz Apple A4 processor. It was just 0.5 inches wide and 1.5 pounds, and will run on over 140,000 apps on the app store. -
iPhone 5 Introduced
The iPhone 5 was introduced at an event in San Francisco on September 21, 2012. This iPhone was a lot longer than the iPhone 4s and the iPhone 4. It had improved Facetime quality and movie quality, thanks to HD.
