Computer History Project

By saad1
  • Z1 Computer is invented

    Z1 Computer is invented
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    First freely programmable computer. Invented by Konrad Zuse who was an aircraft engineer. Used as a memory device and massive calculator as an early model.
  • ENIAC computer

    ENIAC computer
    aboutInvented by John Presper Eckert & John W. Mauchly and stands for Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer. The speed of it was one thousand times faster then the Z1 computer. First built to calculate artillery strikes for WWII.
  • First video game

    First video game
    wikipediaThe first video game was a cathode ray tube amusement device. It was mainly a missle simulator developed by the military during WWII. Thomas T. Goldsmith Jr was the inventor.
  • UNIVAC invented

    UNIVAC invented
    WikipediaFirst general purpose computer and was built to handle textual and numeric information. J. Presper Eckert and John Mauchly designed it.
  • Computer Mouse

    Computer Mouse
    Inventors aboutInvented by Douglas Engelbart to make computing easier. Many people copied his idea due to him noy copyrighting.
  • Floppy Disk

    Floppy Disk
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    Ibm created the first floppy disk. Many people were skeptical on whether it was real or not.
  • Arpanet

    Arpanet
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    Stands for Advanced Research Projects Agency Network. It was created by Donald Davies and Lawrence Roberts. Was originally built for the U.S department of defense.
  • First Ethernet system

    First Ethernet system
    aboutWas a system invented from computer to computer. Could connect hundreds of computers to one laser printer. Invented by Douglas Engelbart
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  • Apple 1 released

    Apple 1 released
    wikipediaFirst apple computer released ever. Created by a teenage Steve Jobs. Only about 5 left in the world that are working.
  • Osborne 1 invented

    Osborne 1 invented
    inventors aboutWas created by Adam Osborne, a book publisher. Weighed 24 pounds and the cost was around $1795. This model was never really successful.
  • Microsoft 1.0

    Microsoft 1.0
    Microsoft
    Microsft first operating system released two years after initial announcement. Included everything from dropdown bars to icons.
  • Archie is released

    wikipediaFirst search engine used to fine specific items. Created by Alan Emtage and J. Peter Deutsch who worked for McGill University in Montreal.
  • Amazon is registered

    Amazon is registered
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    Worlds largest online retailer. Started off as an online bookstore then diverted to almost anything else.
  • First Iphone released.

    wikipediaCould do many things a tablet could do a smaller and more portable screen. Was originally rejected by the apple commitee. Introduced as the "Jesus Phone".
  • Apple releases Ipad

    Apple releases Ipad
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    Most sales for a consumer device in four months. Could do almost everything a computer was capable of.