The history of computers by Shannon Walters

Hewlett-Packard is founded 1939

30walterss — 2024-08-29 12:37:20 UTC

David Packard and Bill Hewlett were the ones who founded this company. Walt Disney pictures ordered eight of the model. They were in theaters that showed the movie Fantasia.

The Complex Number Calculator (CNC) is completed 1941

30walterss — 2024-08-29 12:42:47 UTC

Bell Telephone Laboratories finishes the calculator. It was designed by scientist George Stibitz.

Direct keyboard input to computers 1956

30walterss — 2024-08-29 12:55:07 UTC

The keyboard was invented at MIT. After the first one they realized that it was so useful and convenient.

IBM Introduces 1400 series 1962

30walterss — 2024-09-03 12:33:08 UTC

This was the first of its kind. It replaced the vacuum tube technology with smaller more reliable transistors.

Apple II is introduced 1977

30walterss — 2024-09-03 12:37:40 UTC

It was sold with one logic keyboard. The computer could connect to a color television set.

Franklin releases Apple II "clones" 1982

30walterss — 2024-09-03 12:40:24 UTC

Franklin's Ace 1000 main logic board is basically identical to the Apple II computer. They undercut apple's pricing and offered features that weren't on the original model.

Powerbooks series of laptops are introduced 1992

30walterss — 2024-09-03 12:44:27 UTC

It became the typical laptop of the 1990's. There was a Powerbook 100 a Powerbook 140 and a Powerbook 170. The line of computers were discontinued in 2006.

First camera phone was made in 2000

30walterss — 2024-09-03 12:46:53 UTC

Japan's SoftBank introduces the first camera phone.The camera had a maximum resolution of 0.11 megapixels. They then released a flip phone version a month later.

The MacBook air is released 2010

30walterss — 2024-09-03 12:51:29 UTC

Apple introduces their first ultra notebook. It is a thin laptop with a high capacity battery. It had great Wifi applities.