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ENIAC is created
ENIAC or Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer, the first general-purpose computer, is created by University of Pennsylvania's Moore School of Electrical Engineering for the United States Army's Ballistic Research Laboratory -
UNIVAC is purchased.
UNIVAC or Universal Automatic Computer I, is purchased by the United States Census Bureau. -
The Mouse is Developed
Douglas Engelbart develops the first computer mouse at the Stanford Reseach Institute. -
Minicomputers are introduced
Minicomputers, computers using integrated circuits, are introduced by Ken Olsen. -
Small PCs help astronauts land on the Moon.
During 1969, small computers help Appollo 11, the trip carrying Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong, land on the moon. -
Apple PCs introduced
The Apple II is introduced by Steve Wozniak, a member of Apple. -
IBM PCs introduced
IBM PCs are first introduced in 1981. -
Notebook PCs are introduced
The Gavilan SC is the first notebook computer or laptop introduced. It was developed by Manuel (Manny) Fernandez.