Timeline of Computer History by Sophie Gray https://padlet.com/27grays/im8fgfkvik67e47g 1940 - 2015 en-us 2021-09-29 15:17:11 UTC 2025-12-09 18:14:04 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4bb.png 1941- Konrad Zuse finishes the Z3 Computer 27grays https://padlet.com/27grays/im8fgfkvik67e47g/wish/1778483507 The Z3, an early computer built by German engineer Konrad Zuse. The Z3 was used for aerodynamic calculations but was destroyed in a bombing raid on Berlin in late 1943.]]> 2021-09-29 15:27:17 UTC https://padlet.com/27grays/im8fgfkvik67e47g/wish/1778483507 1943- Curt Herzstark designs Curta Calculator 27grays https://padlet.com/27grays/im8fgfkvik67e47g/wish/1778501643 Curt Herzstark was an Austrian engineer who worked in his family’s manufacturing business until he was arrested by the Nazis in 1943.After the war, Herzstark’s Curta made history as the smallest all-mechanical, four-function calculator ever built.]]> 2021-09-29 15:32:22 UTC https://padlet.com/27grays/im8fgfkvik67e47g/wish/1778501643 1950- ERA 1101 introduced 27grays https://padlet.com/27grays/im8fgfkvik67e47g/wish/1778518283 The 1101, designed by ERA but built by Remington-Rand, was intended for high-speed computing and stored 1 million bits on its magnetic drum. One of the first commercially produced computers, the company's first customer was the US Navy.

]]> 2021-09-29 15:36:59 UTC https://padlet.com/27grays/im8fgfkvik67e47g/wish/1778518283 1977- Apple II introduced 27grays https://padlet.com/27grays/im8fgfkvik67e47g/wish/1778535472  Millions of Apple IIs were sold between 1977 and 1993, making it one of the longest-lived lines of personal computers. Apple gave away thousands of Apple IIs to school, giving a new generation their first access to personal computers.]]> 2021-09-29 15:41:45 UTC https://padlet.com/27grays/im8fgfkvik67e47g/wish/1778535472 2008- The MacBook Air is released 27grays https://padlet.com/27grays/im8fgfkvik67e47g/wish/1778545650 Apple introduces their first ultra notebook – a light, thin laptop with high-capacity battery. The Air incorporated many of the technologies that had been associated with Apple's MacBook line of laptops, including integrated camera, and Wi-Fi capabilities.]]> 2021-09-29 15:44:40 UTC https://padlet.com/27grays/im8fgfkvik67e47g/wish/1778545650