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Evolution of Computers: A Timeline Overview

Delve into the rich history of computing, from the 1940s to the 2000s, tracing milestones like the first color TV broadcast, creation of complex calculators, the rise of portable computers, introduction of internet giants, and the birth of social media platforms.

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Evolution of Computers: A Timeline Overview

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  1. History of Computers Created by:

  2. 1940s • First color TV broadcast • First terminals by Bell Laboratories • Complex Number Calculator from Bell Laboratories

  3. 1950s • 1953: • First high-speed printer for UNIVAC • 1953: • First magnetic tape device (IBM 726) • 1953: • IBM’s 701: 1st generation computer

  4. 1960s • Removable Disks are made • 1966: • Texas Instruments make hand-held calculator • 1968: • Apollo Guidance Computer used for Apollo 7

  5. 1970s • 1975: • 1st computer store opens in Santa Monica, CA • 1976: • Steve Wozniak designs Apple I • 1978: • SPRINT business service is in motion

  6. 1980s • 1981: • Osborne Computer make Osborne I, 1st portable computer • 1982: • Time Magazine calls the computer “Man of the Year” • 1984: • Apple introduces the Macintosh computer

  7. 1990s • 1990: • World Wide Web formed by Tim Bernerslee • 1992: • Microsoft introduces Windows for Workgroup • 1994: • Yahoo is founded as Internet search engine

  8. 2000s • 2001: • Runescape, an online game, was founded • 2003: • Myspace founded by Thomas Anderson • 2004: • Facebook founded by Mark Zuckerburg

  9. Works Cited • http://www.cyberstreet.com/hcs/museum/museum.htm • http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_computing

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