The History of Computers

By hsankar
  • ENIAC

    ENIAC
    It was 1,800 square feet
    It was made by Charles Babbage
    It was $3000
  • The Transistor

    The Transistor
    It was a much smaller computer than the first one
    It was 3 cubic feet
    It was $3995
  • Video Games

    Video Games
    It was made by William Higinbotham
    It cost $90
  • Computer Chips

    Computer Chips
    It was made by Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce
    Only a few square meters
  • Mini Computers

    Mini Computers
    Made by Benjamin Curly
    It is much more portable than the first-ever computer
  • The Mouse

    The Mouse
    It was made by Douglas C. Engelbart
    It was $195
    He called it a mouse because the cords looked like a tail
  • Bank Computers

    Bank Computers
    They were used to read checks
  • The First Personal Computers

    The First Personal Computers
    The first companies to make personal computers were Apple and IBM
    It cost $750
  • Microsoft is born

    Microsoft is born
    It was made by Bill Gates and Paul Allen
    It was a basic model
  • Microsoft expands

    Microsoft expands
    It was released in 1977 internationally
  • IBM

    IBM
    It was made by Charles Ranlett Flint
    It cost less than $1600
  • The Internet

    The Internet
    It was invented by Robert Kahn and Vint Cerf
    It wasn’t used often because not a lot of people had access to it