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History of Computers

History of Computers. Created by:. 1940s. First color TV broadcast First terminals by Bell Laboratories Complex Number Calculator from Bell Laboratories. 1950s. 1953: First high-speed printer for UNIVAC 1953: First magnetic tape device (IBM 726) 1953:

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History of Computers

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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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