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The History of Computers

  • ENIAC Created

    ENIAC Created
    This computer was the first electronic general-purpose computer. It was made by John Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert. It was used to help the U.S. Army.
  • UNIVAC Created

    UNIVAC Created
    The UNIVAC was used for businesses, such as commercials. The UNIVAC was made by the same people who made ENIAC; John Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert.
  • The First Computer Language

    The First Computer Language
    The first programming language for computer was Plankalkül. It was made for computers to understand a little more than what they already did. This language was made by Konrad Zuse.
  • Prototype of the First Modern Computer

    Prototype of the First Modern Computer
    Douglas Engelbart shows the first prototype of the modern day computer, with a mouse and a Graphical User Interface (GUI).
  • UNIX Created

    UNIX Created
    Unix is an operating system made by Bell Labs (A business, not a name). It's use is for addressing compatibility issues.
  • First DRAM Chip

    First DRAM Chip
    Instead of using so much space, Intel made a small DRAM chip, called Intel 1103.
  • Ethernet

    Ethernet
    Robert Metcalfe, a researcher at Xerox, made Ethernet, which allows you to connect a computer to another computer.
  • Apple I Created

    Apple I Created
    Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak start working on April Fool's day and make Apple I.
  • Two Computers Created: TRS-80 and Apple II

    Two Computers Created: TRS-80 and Apple II
    Both computers came out in this time- and they skyrocketed! TRS-80 could do what the owner wanted, and Apple II quickly followed.
  • Mac OS X

    Mac OS X
    Computers like the MAC OS X are boosted with better memory than ever.