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1803 Invention of the Jacquard Machine
 Joseph Marie Jacquard develops the Jacquard Machine
for use as a mechanical device in the manufacturing of
textile. The machine used punched cards which will be the
basis for early programming techniques.
1897 – 1837 Babbage creates difference and analytical engines
 English mathematician Charles Babbage invents
difference and analytical engines as mechanical
computers. The analytical engine was the first based on
the logical structure that is nearly identical to modern
computers.
1820 Introduction of the Arithmometer
 Thomas de Colmar invents and patents the arithmometer,
the first digital mechanical calculator.
1820 Introduction of Boolean algebra
 George Boole proposes Boolean in his book the
mathematical analysis of logic.
1865 Invention of the first commercial typewriter
 Rasmus Malling-Hansen, a Danish inventor, invents the
Hansen Writing Ball, The first commercial typewriter. It
went into production in 1870.
1874 Remington No. 1, the first commercial successful typewriter
enters production.
 Designed by Christopher Latham Sholes and
manufactured by E. Remington and Sons, the Remington
No. 1 introduces the QWERTY keyboard design.
1887 Dorr E. Felt files a patent for the comptometer
 The comptometer is the first commercially successful key-
driven mechanical calculator.
1890 Invention of the tabulating machine
 Herman Hollerith invents the tabulating machine. The
electromechanical machine was used for data processing.
It stored information on punched cards through the
keypunch.
1900 ‘ s
1904-1907 Inventions of the diode triode
 John Ambrose Fleming invents the simplest vacuum tube,
the diode. It becomes the most critical component of
electronic circuits during the first part of the 20th century.
1911 Foundation of IBM
 Charles Ranlett Flint and Thomas J. Watsons Sr. found
IBM, which has become one of the biggest tech
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companies in the world. IBM also first coins the term
personal computer.
1926 Filing of the first transistor patent
 Julius Edgar Lilienfeld files a patent for the first transistor
in Canada in 1925. The field effect transistor (FET) would
later become the foundation piece of all microchips.
1936 Alan Turing proposes the Turing Machine
 English scientist Alan Turing proposes the model of the
universal machine. It is a mathematical model of
computation that predicts electronic computers and later
named the Turing Machine.
1937 Shannon’s A symbolic analysis of relay and switching circuits is
finished
 It proves that Boolean algebra could be used in electrical
switches. This notion is the basic concept used in all
electronic digital computer designs.
1939 Construction of Atanasoff-Berry computer prototype
 It’s the first electronic computer incorporating vacuum
tubes for digital computation.
1943 – 1945 Construction of Colossus
 This set of computers is built and used by the British
codebreakers.
1945 Construction of the ENIAC
 The ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and
Computer) is the first electronic digital computer used for
general-purpose-solving.
1947 Invention of the first transistor
 John Bardeen, Walter Brattain, and William Shockley
invent the first point-contact transistor and later on
enables the invention of microchips.
1947 Booth invents assembling language
 Kathleen booth starts theoretical assembly language and
finshes a few years after.
1949 Construction of the EDVAC
 The EDVAC (Electronic Discrete Variable Automatic
Computer was another electronic digital computer.
 It is the first computer that stored program instructions in
its electronic memory.
1951 Construction of the UNIVAC I
 Universal Automatic Computer (UNIVAC)
 The first electronic computer used for applications.
1953 The IBM 701 is released
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 The first mass-produced computer with Nathaniel
Rochester as the main designer.
1956 IBM the first commercial hard drive
 Engineers at IBM invent the first commercially available
hard drive with capacity of 5 MB.
1958 First integrated circuit is created
 Jack Bilby and Robert Noyce create the first integrated
circuit.
1950: Birth of Programming languages
: Computer scientist invent the first programming
languages. They are based on machine language and
mathematical formulas until Grace Hopper proposes a
programming language based on English.
1963 Invention of the first mouse
 Douglass Engelbart, a US inventor and engineer, invents
the first computer mouse.
1963 First prototype of the modern computer system presented
 The system features the three main components of
modern desktop computers – the keyboard, mouse, and
graphic user interface (GUI) – that we are familiar today.
1965 Moore’s law is first proposed
 The observation is that the number of transistors in a
dense integrated circuit double about every two years.
1968 Founding of Intel
 Gordon Moore and Rpbert Noyce found intel in Mountain
View, California, it later becomes the world’s largest
semiconductor to chip manufacturer.
1969 Creation of UNIX
 Bell labs develop UNIX, the first operating system that
works on multiple platforms
1970 Intel releases the first DRAM chip
 Intel releases the first DRAM chip, the 1103.
1970 Release of the first commercial microprocessor
 Intel releases the first commercially available
microprocessor in 1971.
1971 IBM releases the first commercial floppy disk
 IBM’s first floppy disk is 8 inches in diameter and holds 80
kilobytes of data.
1973 - 1974 Development of ethernet.
 Ethernet allows connecting multiple computers in one
local network.
1975 Founding of Microsoft
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 Bill Gates and Paul Allen found Microsoft with Gate’s as
CEO
1976 Founding Apple
 Steve jobs and Steve Wozniak found Apple
1976 Release of the electric pencil
 The first word processor for home computers.
1977 Release of Apple II
 It is one of the first successful home computers and the
first computer commercially sold by apple.
1979 Release of the first spreadsheet computer program, VisiCalc
 Software Arts releases VisiCalc, the first spreadsheet
computer program and is a massive success. It is
available exclusive for Apple II and considered its killer
app
1981 IBM releases its first personal computer, which ran MS-DOS
 IBM releases the Acorn personal computer in 1981,
starting the PC era. The computer uses the MS-DOS
operating system made by Microsoft.
1981 Unveiling of the first commercial laptop
 The Osborne Computer Corporation releases the
Osborne 1, the first commercially available laptop. The
laptop didn’t have a battery and had to be constantly
plugged in a power socket.
1983 Apple releases Apple Lisa
 Apple Lisa is one of the first home computers that is GUI
based. It was a relative flop, mostly thanks to its $10,000
price.
1984 Apple releases the first Macintosh computer
 Apple releases Macintosh in 1984 and the first computer
to feature a mouse.
Launch of the first PDA
 Psion Organizer is officially the first Personal Device
Assistant (PDA). While looks more like a calculator itt
features an electronic diary and address book.
R - 1000 Wrist Terminal launches
 Seiko launches the world’s first smartwatch with a small
LCD screen and memo and calculator capabilities.
1985 Microsoft unveils Windows 1.0
 Microsoft releases Windows 1.0 to run as a front end on
top of MS-DOS 2.0.
Intel releases the 80386 processor
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 The 80386 is Intel’s first true 32-bit processor. It was
considered extremely high-end CPU at the time and ran
at 12-40 MHz.
Registration of the first dot-com domain
 A company called Symbolics registers the first dot-com
domain, symbolycs.com.
1989 Launch of the GRIPad 1900, The first commercially successful
tablet computer
 GRiD Systems releases the GRIDPad 1900, the first
commercially successful tablet computer. The computer
featured touchscreen and handwriting recognition.
1990 Invention of HTML
 Tim Berners-Lee invents HTML (HyperText Markup
Language), the building block of the internet.
1990 Launch of the first internet browser
 Tim Berners-Lee creates the first internet browser for the
NeXT computer. He calls it WorldWideWeb.
1990 Microsoft Office for Windows launches
 The first Microsoft Office suite launches with Word, Excel,
And PowerPoint for Windows 3.0
1991 Launch of the first commercial SSD
 SunDisk creates the first commercially available Solid-
State Drive (SSD). It had a 20 MB capacity and a price of
around $1,000.
1992 IBM releases the Simon Personal Calculator, The first
smartphone
 The Simon Personal Calculator features PDA functions
but also takes calls. It was huge and featured a large, 4.5-
inch monochrome touchscreen.
1992 IBM announces the first ThinkPad Laptop
 IBM announces its new line of laptop computers dubbed
ThinkPad. The ThinkPad line would later become one of
the most popular laptop lines in the world.
1993 Apple releases the apple newton
 The Apple Newton is the first to be commercially
advertised as a PDA. It features a touchscreen and
supported handwriting recognition. Its design inspires
engineers for future PDA devices and smartphones.
Intel releases the first Pentium processor
 The first Pentium processor is based on the P5
microarchitecture and starts one of the most popular CPU
lines of all time.
Release of the NSCA Mosaic web browser
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 The NSCA Mosaic web browser is responsible for
popularizing the Internet. It is the first web browser
capable of showing images. It works on many platforms
and supported multiple internet protocols.
1995 Windows 95 is unveiled
 Windows 95 becomes a major commercial success and
helps secure Microsoft’s dominance in computer
desktops.
1997 Google searched launched
 Larry Page and Sergey Brin launch the Google search
engine and officially incorporate Google one year later.
2001 Launched of window messenger
2002 Nokia releases first devices featuring Symbian S60 Operating
system
 The first worldwide popular smartphone OS is the
Symbian S60. It is developed by Nokia and it made
smartphones mainstream.
2002 Launched of Friendster
2003 AMD introduces the Athlon 64, the first commercially available
64-bit processor
 AMD releases the Athlon 64 to great success. The CPU
outperforms the Pentium 4 and ran at a max clock speed
of 3.2 GHz.
2003 Launched of skype
 An instant messaging and video/voice calling service.
2004 Launched of Facebook
 Social media platform that performs globally.
2005 AMD and intel releases the first-dual core CPU aimed at the
consumer market
 Both AMD and Intel release their first mainstream dual-
core processors. The key difference was that the Athlon
64 X2 was a native dual-core CPU while the Pentium D
wasn’t.
Launched of YouTube
 Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim found
YouTube. The service sees massive growth during its first
year. Google buys YouTube in 2006.
Launched of Yahoo!
 the mail of this time.
2007 Amazon releases the first kindle
 Amazon releases the Kindle and revolutionizes the way
we read books.
2008 Apple releases the Macbook Air
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 Apple revolutionizes laptop design. The device doesn’t
feature a DVD ROM, which became standard in the
following years.
2010 Apple releases the ipad
 The ipad is predicted by many markets analyst to bring
doom to PC’s. that doesn’t happen
2010 Launched Pinterest
 A photo sharing website
Launched Instagram
 A photo/video sharing and social media service.
Launched Quora
 A question and answer platform.
2011 Launched Snapchat
 A photo/video sharing and social media service.
Skype technologies
 Microsoft acquires skype technologies for 8.5 Billion
Dollars
Launched Google Plus
 A social networking service
2012 Launched Tinder
 A dating-oriented social networking service.
2014 Launched Musically
 Lip syncing app
2015 Microsoft released Windows 10
 Windows 10 quickly became the most popular OS in the
world. Microsoft switches to the software as a service
(SaaS) business model meaning Windows 10 could be
the last version of windows ever.

2015 Launched Discord

 A free instant messaging and video/voice calling service
designed for the gaming community.
2017 Launched Tiktok
 A short video sharing and social media service.
2018 Defunction
 Yahoo! Messenger shuts down on July 17, 2018
2019 Defunction
 Google plus shuts down in April 2019 due to low user
engagement and an API flaw.
2020 The iPad pro has both trackpad and keyboard support. It could
lead to tablets finally replacing laptops in the coming years.