This is a digital timeline about the history of computers.
David Packard and Bill Hewlett
The Complex Number Calculator was completed by George Stibitz.
Alan Turing invented a machine that could simulate an algorithm.
The ABC was made at the Iowa State College.
Built by John Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert.
University of Pennsylvania´s Moore School of Electrical Engineering constructed stored program computers called AVIDAC.
Manhattan's headquarters had IBM´s Selective Sequence Electronic Calculator. This computed scientific data in a public display.
EDSAC, the first practical stored-program computer, was assembled by Maurice Wilkes at Cambridge University.
The 701 was shipped by the IBM.
The Laboratory Instrumentation Computer had the first real time laboratory data processing. It was created by Wesley Clark.
Believed to be the first computer designated as a supercomputer with the fastest speed at the time (100 nanoseconds). This "supercomputer" was designed by Seymour Cray.
Digital Equipment Corp. created the PDP-8. It was the first commercially successful minicomputer.
IBM announced a family of six computers that were compatible with each other.
The Department of Defense Advanced Research wanted to build a large-scale array computer with the University of Illinois. This computer didn't function completely until 1972. The Illiac IV is considered to be the first large-scale computer.
A company founded by engineers from a different company call Data General Corp. brought Nova, a minicomputer with 32 kilobytes of memory, to the market with a cost of 8,000$.
The first computer to exit the stratosphere. Orbited the Earth on the Apollo 7 and steered Apollo 11 to the Moon.
Shakey, made by SRI, was the first mobile robot controlled by artificial intelligence.
Kenbak-1 was the first personal computer with a cost of 750$.
Ralph Bear designed Pong, for his game console. It made its debut at bars and was overwhelmingly successful.
The successful computer company Microsoft was founded by bill Gates and Paul Allen.
Earliest commercial microprocessor based computer.
The Apple II was released with a printed circuit motherboard, case assembly and a cassette tape with the computer game "Breakout". It was the first personal computer to produce color graphics.
First of many computers released in 1977. The Commodore was a straightforward product, it came fully assembled and with a "chiclet" keyboard.
Later named Atari 2600, it was the first video game console to emerge. It used an 8-bit MOS microprocessor.
Both were released in tandem and had commercial success. The 400 was intended to be more of a game console and the 800, a game computer.
The Osborne I was the first portable computer.
IBM's PC increased the growth of personal computers.
The Commodore 64 was released, it was personal computer meant for games. It featured impressive graphics.
The first personal computer with a graphical user interface, released by Apple.
Apple released the Macintosh with a mouse and a graphical user interface. It included a lot of features and various applications like MacPaint and MacWrite.
The IBM PC Jr. launched with notable increases in power.
Commodore launched the Amiga 1000 with audio and video capabilities never before seen on a personal computer.
Pixar is founded. Pixar was originally a group part of Lucasfilm.
Thinking Machines Corp. developed a concept of processors asking for help to complete something process, a brainlike associative recall. The machine used 65,536 processors and could complete several billion operations per second.
"Tin Toy", a computer-animated film became the first to win an academy award.
The world's first memory card is produced in a Japanese electronics company.
The world's first webcam comes into existence at Cambridge University. It was created to monitor a coffee pot.
The video games company: Bungie was founded. They became popular and successful thanks to the Myth and Halo franchises.
iD Software launches the controversial video game Doom. It was an extreme success. The violence present in this game was a concern for parents, people going as far as to believe the game being the cause of various school shootings. "Doom" inspired various other titles.
Glitch in a computer in the Washington D.C. air traffic control causes a shutdown of air traffic across the U.S. East Coast January 6, 2000.
Microsoft introduces their new windows 2000 program to the public.
Apple introduces their new program of Mac Os X 10.0 to the public,
Google images is introduced with over 250 million pictures ready for consumer use.
Microsoft introduces their new windows Xp program to the public.
Apple opens iTunes in Apr. 28, 2003.
Mark Zuckerberg launches Thefacebook which later becomes Facebook.
Google announces Gmail, but many people treat it as an April fools joke.
YouTube is Funded and comes online.
Intel releases it's core processor 2 Duo Processor E6320.
Apple introduces the IPhone, at the MacWorld conference and Expo.
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