COMPUTER HISTORY

• In 1936 the first computer [Z1] was built by Konrad Zuse.

• In 1943 ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer), the first general-purpose electronic digital calculator begins to be constructed.This computer by most is considered to be the first electronic computer.

• In 1946 F.C. Williams applies for a patent on his cathode-ray tube (CRT) storing device, an original form of random-access memory (RAM).

• In 1947 John Bardeen, Walter Brattain and William Shockley invent the first transistor at the Bell Laboratories.

• In 1953 IBM introduces the first IBM computer, the 701.

• In 1954 The first version of FORTRAN (formula translator) is published by IBM.

• In 1958 The first integrated chip is first developed by Robert Noyce of Fairchild Semiconductor and Jack Kilby of Texas Instruments.

• The first microchip was demonstrated on September 12, 1958.

• In 1971 Intel develops the the first processor, the 4004

• In 1971 The first 8" floppy diskette drive was introduced

• In 1973 ARPA deploys SATNET the first international connection.

• In 1973 Robert Metcalfe creates the Ethernet at the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC).

• In 1975 Paul Allen and Bill Gates write the first computer language program for personal computers, which is a form of BASIC designed for the Altair.

• Gates later drops out of Harvard and founds Microsoft with Allen. • In 1980 IBM hires Paul Allen and Bill Gates to create an operating

system for a new PC.

• The pair buy the rights to a simple operating system manufactured by Seattle Computer Products and use it as a template.

• IBM allows the two to keep the marketing rights to the operating system, called DOS.

• In 1984 The now famous Apple commercial is shown during the Super Bowl, the commercial introduces the Apple Macintosh, a computer with graphical user interface instead of needing to type in commands. In six months sales of the computer reach 100,000.

• In 1985 Microsoft Windows 1.0 is introduced in November, 1985 and is initially sold for $100.00.

• In 1995 Microsoft releases Internet Explorer 1.0 in August of 1995.

• In 1995 Microsoft Releases Windows 95, within four days the software sells more than 1 million copies.

• In 1997 Microsoft announces Windows 98. • In 1998 Microsoft Windows 98 is officially released on

June 25, 1998. • In 1998 Google is founded by Sergey Brin and Larry Page.• In 2000 Microsoft Windows 2000 was released February 17,

2000.• In 2000 Microsoft releases Windows ME June 19, 2000. • In 2001 Microsoft Windows XP home and professional

editions are released October 25, 2001.• In 2006 Microsoft releases Microsoft Windows Vista to

corporations on November 30.

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