1960s

Timeline 1960's

By ViridianaVazz

  • DEC PDP-1 Introduced

    DEC PDP-1 Introduced
    Inventor: Benjamin Gurley
    It was the first commercial computer that prioritized human interaction over efficient use of computer cycles, marking a significant shift in computer design philosophy.
    The PDP-1 computer system, includes a cathode ray tube graphic display, paper tape input/output, needs no air conditioning and requires only one operator; Its large scope intrigued early hackers at MIT, who wrote the first computerized video game, SpaceWar!, as well as programs to play music.

  • Max Matthew and Joan miller use Music IV to create Daisy Bell

    Max Matthew and Joan miller use Music IV to create Daisy Bell
    Inventor: Max & Joan
    "Bell Labs was one of the centers for computer research in graphics and music. Bell Labs had developed a speech synthesis system for their IBM 704 mainframe computer." The vocals were programmed by John Kelly and Carol L. while the instrumentation was programmed by Max Mathews. Author Arthur C. Clarke was one of the guests at the first demonstration, and he recommended it to director Stanley Kubrick for his cinematic adaptation of the book 2001: A Space Odyssey.

  • IBM 1311 Disk Storage Drive

    IBM 1311 Disk Storage Drive
    Inventor: Reynold B. Johnson
    "The first disk drive IBM made with a removable disk pack. Each pack weighed about ten pounds, held six disks, and had a capacity of 2 million characters." The disks revolved at 1,500 RPM and were controlled by a single hydraulic actuator per disk. The 1311 combined the benefits of both tapes and disks.

  • The Rancho Arm

    The Rancho Arm
    Inventor: George Devol
    The Rancho Arm's six joints provided it with the same flexibility as a human arm. When the project moved to Stanford in 1963, it became one of the first arms to be controlled by a computer. It was originally created for the handicapped.
    "Researchers design the Rancho Arm robot at Rancho Los Amigos Hospital in Downey"

  • SABRE

    SABRE
    Semi Automated Business Research Environment
    Inventor: John Siegfried
    A chance laid the foundation for what is today the largest technology business in the travel industry. A chance encounter on a coast-to-coast flight the very beginnings of the jet age. "Set up for American Airlines. Using telephone lines, SABRE links 2,000 terminals in 65 cities to a pair of IBM 7090 computers, delivering data on any flight in less than three seconds."