time line by Evan Bolig

1939

30bolige — 2024-09-05 15:05:54 UTC

David Packard and Bill Hewlett found their company in a Palo Alto, California garage.Walt Disney Pictures ordered eight of the 200B model to test recording equipment and speaker systems for the 12 specially equipped theatres.

1942

30bolige — 2024-09-06 14:11:30 UTC

John Vincent Atanasoff receives funds to build a machine at Iowa State College. The ABC was at the center of a patent dispute related to the invention of the computer, which was resolved in 1973.

1957

30bolige — 2024-09-06 14:15:11 UTC

This was used for measurement, prototyping and control markets. Its founders were Ken and Stan Olsen, and Harlan Anderson. Headquartered in Maynard, Massachusetts, Digital Equipment Corporation, blankets and uniforms for soldiers who fought in the Civil War.

1964

30bolige — 2024-09-06 14:18:22 UTC

The 6600 performs up to 3 million instructions per second. Great for the time. The 6600 retained the distinction of being the fastest computer in the world until surpassed by its successor, the CDC 7600, in 1968.

1973

30bolige — 2024-09-06 14:24:50 UTC

Wang was a successful calculator then a successful word processor company. The 1973 Wang 2200 makes it a successful computer company, too. Wang sold the 2200 primarily through Value Added Resellers, who added special software to solve specific customer problems.

1983

30bolige — 2024-09-06 14:29:13 UTC

1991

30bolige — 2024-09-06 14:33:37 UTC

Apple's Macintosh Portable meets with little success in the marketplace and leads to a complete redesign of Apple's line of portable computers.

2003

30bolige — 2024-09-06 14:34:59 UTC

With a distinctive anodized aluminum case, and hailed as the first true 64-bit personal computer, the Apple G5 is the most powerful Macintosh ever released to that point.

2010

30bolige — 2024-09-06 14:39:05 UTC

Since the release of the Macintosh in 1984, Apple has placed emphasis on high resolution graphics and display technologies. In 2012, Apple introduced the Retina display for the MacBook Pro laptop..