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First Mechanical Computer
Concept for the first automatic computing engine, Analytical Engine, by Charles Babbage. Building completed in 1837. *Computerhope.com -
First programmable computer
Called the Z1. Created by Germany's Konrad Zuse in his parents living room. 1936-1938. *Computerhope.com -
The first digital computer
Atanasoff-Berry Computer, ABC, for digital computation. *Computerhope.com -
The first electric programmable computer
Called Colossus. Developed by Tommy Flowers. *Computerhope.com -
Another first digital computer
ENIAC. Considered to be the first digital computer because it was fully functional. *Computerhope.com -
The first computer company
Electronic Controls Company *Computerhope.com -
The first stored program computer
performed its first calculation. *Computerhope.com -
First computer used for teaching
computer-driven flight simulator trains MIT pilots. *Textbook -
First mass produced computer
IBM 701. Also first electric computer. *Computerhope.com -
ENIAC turned off for the last time
Said to have done more arithmetic than the human race had ever done prior to 1945. *Computerhope.com -
First computer used with school children
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2,000 computers are in use
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Universtiy time-sharing systems
used by faculty/students for programming and shared utilities. 1960-1970.
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AT&T launches first communications satelite
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First floppy disk introduced 1967
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LOGO launched to teach kids about computers
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Intel founded
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Computer-assisted intruction (CAI) movement emerges
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First email sent
by Ray Tomlinson. *Computerhope.com -
mainframe and mini-computer applications dominate field
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Bill Gates establishes Microsoft
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First Apple computer displayed
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Apple computers founded
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Apple II: First personal computer with colored graphics
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First microcomputers enter schools
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CAI movement declines; computer literacy movement begins
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Microcomputer applications spawn movements
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Integrated learning systems (ILSs) emerge
cost effective solutions to address required standards
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3.5" Floppy disk becomes the standard size
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Dell founded
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World Wide Web (WWW) is born
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term "Information Superhighway" coined by Al Gore
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Online and distance learning increases
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Yahoo! created
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Virtual schooling begins
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Microsoft introduces the first Internet Explorer
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International society for technology in education (ISTE) creates standards for students and teachers
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Computers still work after Y2K
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Children's Online Privacy Act introduced
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Myspace created
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Facebook launched
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Wikipedia surfaces
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iPhone released
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iPad introduced
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Microsoft launches internet explorer 9
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Pinterest surfaces
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USA Patriot Act signed
Lowered restrictions for law enforcment to search communication records. *Computerhope.com