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Atanasoff and Clifford Berry create a computer
Atanasoff and his student, Clifford Berry, design a computer that can solve 29 equations at the same time. This marks the first time a computer is able to store information on its main memory.
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Z3 Computer is finalized
The Z3 was created by a german engineer named Konrad Zuse who worked on the computer isolated from other developments. The Z3 was used for mathematical equations but was destroyed in a bombing in late 1943. (http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/computers/#169ebbe2ad45559efbc6eb3572026cc9) -
Semi-Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) networking system comes out
The SAGE was a system of big computers and associated networking equipment that brought data from many radar sites and process it to produce a single unified image of the airspace over a certain spot. The processing power of SAGE was supplied off of the largest computer ever built, the AN/FSQ-7. The SAGE was made for use in the Cold War. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semi-Automatic_Ground_Environment) -
COBOL is created
Grace Hooper invents the first computer language (COBOL). Thomas Johnson Watson Jr., concieves the IBM 701 EDPM to help the UN watch over Korea during the war. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COBOL) -
ARPANET - 1st Network Invented
ARPANET was invented during the Cold War for military use. It's the first network to use the TCP/IP protocol. Wikipedia -
Wang Labs finish the making of the Wang 2200
The Wang 2200 added special software to solve specific customer issues. It used a built-in cassette tape for storage, and ran the programming language BASIC. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wang_2200) -
Microsoft Corporation is founded
Allen and Gates saw potential to create an operation of the programming language BASIC interpreter for the Altair 8800. So they created the programming language thus making their first creation. Bill Gates named the company Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry, but later changed the name to Microsoft. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Microsoft#1975.E2.80.931985:_The_founding_of_Microsoft) -
Apple Computers is formed
Jobs and Wozniak started Apple Computers and showcase Apple I on April Fool's Day. This is the first computer with a single-circuit board. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Inc.) -
The Macintosh is invented
The Macintosh, Apple's first personal computer invented was released. The first computer that wasn't text based or functioned by typing words onto the keyboard. (http://oldcomputers.net/macintosh.html) -
Personal Handy-phone System invented
PHS is a cordless telephone with the capability to handover from one cell to another. The PHS was suitable for dense urban areas, but not so much for rural areas. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_Handy-phone_System) -
SixDegrees.com, the first social network is invented
SixDegrees was a social networking service that went on from 1997 to 2001, was based on the Web of Contacts base of social networking. It had degrees and depending on the degree of that certain person, you could private message them or post on their feed, etc. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SixDegrees.com) -
Microsoft invests money in Apple
Microsoft invested $150 million into Apple, who were lacking funds at the time. This investment would end Apple's court case aimed toward Microsoft, claiming that Microsoft stole the "look and feel" of it's operating system. (http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/microsofts-biggest-mistake-investing-apple-was-craziest-thing-we-ever-did-1525752) -
Short-link radio (Bluetooth) is released
Bluetooth's purpose was to develop wireless headsets. Bluetooth is a wireless technology used for trading data from short distances. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluetooth) -
First iPod, portable music player comes out
The first iPod came with 5GB of music storage into a minuscule box. The iPod solved the issue of the chunky MP3 players by making it a small box that could very well fit in your pocket. (http://www.macworld.com/article/1163181/ipods/the-birth-of-the-ipod.html) -
PS4 is invented
The PS4 is a home videogame console, created for the entertainment of teenagers and children. The PS4 was an upgrade from the PS3 and features an APU and was stated as "the most powerful" they had built to date. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_4)
