Computer History

Main

• Moore’s Law created

1965

PDP-8 released (first commercially sold computer)

1965

BCPL created (program language)

1966

Eliza is written (psychotherapist computer program)

1966

Chase (first TV videogame) created

1967

GPS becomes commercial

1967

IBM creates first floppy disk

1967

Nokia is formed

1967

ARPANET published

1968

HP 9100A is mass marketed (first)

1968

Intel founded

1968

First supercomputer (CDC7600)

1969

UCLA student sends first message over internet, but the system crashes

1969

Unix (operating system)

1969

Intel releases first commercially available DRAM drive

1970

First 8” floppy disc

1971

First arcade game released (Computer Space)

1971

First edition of Unix is released

1971

First email sent and received

1971

IBM releases first speech recognition program

1971

Y2K warning published

1971

Atari founded

1972

Atari releases Pong

1972

Compact disc invented

1972

C programming language invented

1972

First videogame console demonstrated (Magnavox Odyssey)

1972

First cell phone call (Martin Cooper)

1973

First VoIP call made (internet phone)

1973

Foxconn (computer components, mainly Apple)

1973

Radio phone system patent filed

1973

SAT-NET deployed (first international connection)

1973

First computer pizza order delivery made

1974

John Draper discovers a childrens whistle that can make free long distance calls

1974

EPSON enters US market (projectors and such)

1975

Micro-soft established (later drops hyphen)

1975

Apple computer designed (Apple I)

1976

Bill Gates drops out of Harvard to devote time to Microsoft

1976

First 5.25 floppy disc released

1976

Steve Jobs/Wozniak demonstrate first Apple computer

1976

Apple II introduced

1977

ARCNET developed (computer network that supports more computers)

1977

BSD introduced (operating system apple is based on)

1977

Apple DOS 3.1 introduced (first apple operating system)

1978

First MUD (multi-user dungeon)

1978

First spam email sent

1978

First worm developed

1978

OSI developed (peer to peer communications)

1978

VisiCalc created (first spreadsheet program)

1978

Computer History

Main

• Moore’s Law created

PDP-8 released (first commercially sold computer)

BCPL created (program language)

Eliza is written (psychotherapist computer program)

Chase (first TV videogame) created

GPS becomes commercial

IBM creates first floppy disk

Nokia is formed

ARPANET published

HP 9100A is mass marketed (first)

Intel founded

First supercomputer (CDC7600)

UCLA student sends first message over internet, but the system crashes

Unix (operating system)

Intel releases first commercially available DRAM drive

First 8” floppy disc

First arcade game released (Computer Space)

First edition of Unix is released

First email sent and received

IBM releases first speech recognition program

Y2K warning published

Atari founded

Atari releases Pong

Compact disc invented

C programming language invented

First videogame console demonstrated (Magnavox Odyssey)

First cell phone call (Martin Cooper)

First VoIP call made (internet phone)

Foxconn (computer components, mainly Apple)

Radio phone system patent filed

SAT-NET deployed (first international connection)

First computer pizza order delivery made

John Draper discovers a childrens whistle that can make free long distance calls

EPSON enters US market (projectors and such)

Micro-soft established (later drops hyphen)

Apple computer designed (Apple I)

Bill Gates drops out of Harvard to devote time to Microsoft

First 5.25 floppy disc released

Steve Jobs/Wozniak demonstrate first Apple computer

Apple II introduced

ARCNET developed (computer network that supports more computers)

BSD introduced (operating system apple is based on)

Apple DOS 3.1 introduced (first apple operating system)

First MUD (multi-user dungeon)

First spam email sent

First worm developed

OSI developed (peer to peer communications)

VisiCalc created (first spreadsheet program)

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