Computer History

  • The First Mechanical Computer

    The First Mechanical Computer
    The mechanical computer was built by a french silk-weaver named Joseph-Marie Jacquard.
  • The First Programmable Computer

    The First Programmable Computer
    The Z1 was built by Konrad Zuse in his parents' living room.
  • The First Digital Computer

    The First Digital Computer
    John Atansoff and Clifford Berry made the digital computer.
  • The First Electronic Computer

    The First Electronic Computer
    John Atanasoff and Clifford Berry also built th electronic computer, which was called the Atanasoff-Berry computer.
  • The First Stored Program Computer

    The First Stored Program Computer
    The British computer, known as the EDSAC, was the computer that ran the first graphical computer game.
  • The First PC Computer

    The First PC Computer
    This is when IBM shipped it's first electric computer, the 701.
  • The First Transistor Computer

    The First Transistor Computer
    The TX-O was demonstated at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
  • The First Minicomputer

    The First Minicomputer
    The Digital Equipment Corporation released the first of it's PDP computers, the PDP-1.
  • The First Workstation

    The First Workstation
    The first workstation was the Xerox Alto, though it was never sold.
  • The First Personal Computer

    The First Personal Computer
    Ed Roberts made and introduced the Altair 8800.
  • The First Apple Computer

    The First Apple Computer
    Steve Wozniak designed the Apple I.
  • The First Laptop

    The First Laptop
    IBM PCD relaesd the IBM portable, which was 30 pounds in weight.
  • The First Multimedia Computer

    The First Multimedia Computer
    Tandy Radio Shack was the company to release M2500 XL/2, M4020 SX, and other computers.
  • Present Computers

    Present day computers are more advanced than past computers.
  • Future Computers

    Future Computers
    Future computers will be advanced and diverse from other computers.