History of Computers Timeline by Benjamin Olsen

1940 - The CNC was created

30olsenb — 2024-08-28 13:36:49 UTC

This computer was the first to implement remote access computing. It was created by George Stibitz.

1952 - IAS computer operational

30olsenb — 2024-08-29 13:04:36 UTC

This computer is a multi-year research project conducted by mathematician, John von Neumann. It was designed for scientific calculation and it helped perform essential work for US atomic bombs.

1960 - DEC PDP-1 Introduced

30olsenb — 2024-08-29 13:11:56 UTC

This computer sold for about $120,000. Just over 50 DEC PDP-1 sold.

1973 - IBM SCAMP is developed

30olsenb — 2024-08-29 13:13:47 UTC

This computer was created by Dr. Paul Friedl, it is a personal computer that runs on the APL programming language. The computer has a keyboard, CRT display, and cassette tape storage.

1981 - IBM introduces its Personal Computer

30olsenb — 2024-08-29 13:27:12 UTC

This personal computer accelerated the computer market as a large marketing campaign allowed it to grow in popularity. This computer used Microsoft's MS-DOS operating system so this computer technically kick started Microsoft.

1991 - PowerBook series of laptops is introduced

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Apple released a portable computer and it wasn't very popular. So PowerBook remastered the invention and added; a built-in trackball, internal floppy drive, and palm rests.

2008 - The MacBook Air is released

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Apple and its CEO, Steve Jobs, introduce their first ultra notebook - a thin laptop with high-capacity battery. It uses a disk rather than a normal high drive.

2011 - The Apple Ipad is released

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The iPad combines many capabilities of iPhone, this includes: a high definition camera: access to the iTunes Store, audio-video capabilities, and so much more. It was created by Steve Jobs.