Computer Timeline

  • Typewriter

    Typewriter
    It was a kit that can show both numbers and letters on a television set. Designed by Don Lancaster. It has two memory boards and can generate 512 characters. Has a cassette tape for additional storage.
  • Laser Printer

    Laser Printer
    Physicist Gary Starkweather created the first laser printer that made an image with a computer, instead of a copying machine, using a laser.
  • The Apple Macintosh

    The Apple Macintosh
    It was introduced during the Super Bowl and it was the first successful computer, with a mouse, pricing at $2,500.
  • Macintosh Portable

    Macintosh Portable
    A portable computer that weighed 16 pounds and was priced at $6,500. The price of this was so expensive it was discontinued 2 years later.
  • Intel's Pentium Microprocessor

    Intel's Pentium Microprocessor
    It was the 5th generation of the microprocessor from Intel. Some things it can do are make the computer run faster, make the program do several things at once, and support graphics and music
  • iMac Macintosh Desktop Computers

    iMac Macintosh Desktop Computers
    Priced at $1,300. Easy to use, with it's 4GB hard drive, 32MB RAM, and 15 inch monitor.
  • First Camera Phone

    First Camera Phone
    It was a digital phone with an integrated camera. With 0.11 megapixels, a 256-color display, and photos could be shared wirelessly. A flip phone version came out a month later.
  • Kindle

    Kindle
    Featured wireless access to do things on Amazon.com. Also having a SD card.
  • Nest Learning Thermostat

    Nest Learning Thermostat
    A remote access to a person's home by their phone. Sending them monthly text messages like a phone. Remembered temperatures of what people preferred and made the temperature in the room comfortable for a person.
  • Apple Watch

    Apple Watch
    Builds a computer into a watch. This was designed to be in an environment with other Apple products.
  • Samsung Galaxy Core Prime

    Samsung Galaxy Core Prime
    My first phone and only phone was in the seventh grade on my thirteenth birthday.
  • LG Aristo

    LG Aristo
    My first and only phone I got coming into this school, on a random date in the summer.