History of Technology Project

By luisg01

  • The first antivirus

    The first antivirus
    The first IBM PC virus in the wild was a boot sector virus call Brain.

  • First Computer

    First Computer
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    First general-purpose computing device. Charles Babbage, an English mechanical engineer and polymath, originated the concept of a programmable computer.

  • The first chip for the computer

    The first chip for the computer
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    Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce unveil the integrated circuit, known as the computer chip.

  • AT&T designed its Dataphone

    AT&T designed its Dataphone

    AT&T designed its Dataphone,     the first commercial modem, specifically for converting digital computer data to analog signals for transmission across its long distance network.

  • First computer with mouse and keyboard

    First computer with mouse and keyboard
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    Douglas Engelbart shows a prototype of the modern computer, with a mouse and a graphical user interface (GUI).

  • ARPANET

    ARPANET
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    The Departament of Defense crated the first network to military porpuse .The TPC/IP protocol was created and we still use this protocol today

  • The first e-mail is sent

    The first e-mail is sent
    The first e-mail sent
    The first e-mail is sent. Ray Tomlinson of the research firm Bolt, Beranek and Newman sent the first e-mail when he was supposed to be working on a different project.

  • develops Ethernet for connecting multiple computers

    develops Ethernet for connecting multiple computers
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    Robert Metcalfe, a member of the research staff for Xerox, develops Ethernet for connecting multiple computers and other hardware.

  • Windows 1.0

    Windows 1.0
    Windows 1.0
    Microsoft releases Windows 1.0 in is initially sold for $100.

  • The Mosaic web browser is released

    The Mosaic web browser is released

    The Mosaic web browser is released.     Mosaic was the first commercial software that allowed graphical access to content on the internet.

  • First iPod

    First iPod
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    Apple released the iPod, which became the most popular MP3 player in history. This plus opening the iTunes Store to distribute music content lead to a disruptive and sweeping change in the music industry.

  • WiFi

    WiFi
    Intel incorporated Wi-Fi (wireless internet receiving capability) in their Centrino chip opening a floodgate of wireless internet adoption in the next few years.

  • First Youtube video

    First Youtube video
    YouTube, the first video sharing site came online in 2005 and has grown to one of the most popular sites on the web. YouTube used more bandwidth in 2010 than the entire internet did in 2000.

  • First iPhone

    First iPhone
    Apple introduces the iPhone in June revolutionizing the mobile phone industry. More than 74 million iPhone were sold in the next 4.5 years.

  • First televition

    Digital television became the broadcast standard in the U.S. and other parts of the world, opening the door to web-based TV services