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Computer Generations
8,500 BC
Scientists find an early form of computers:
a bone carved with prime numbers.
1632
Before we had
calculators we had
slide rules.
In 1632, the circular
and rectangular
sliderule was
invented by W.
Oughtred
1642
Blaise Pascal
invented the adding
machine, France.
1822
Charles Babbage, a
mathematician,
proposed the
construction of a
machine that he
called the Babbage
Difference Machine.
1835
Charles Babbage
creates the Babbage
Analytical Engine.
1943
COLOSSUS the first
programmable computer
created by Alan Turing,
England.
1946
ENIAC first
electronic
computer, USA.
1951
UNIVAC first commercial
computer. The U. S.
government were the first
to use the UNIVAC. The
second was Prudential
Insurance
1961
First interactive
computer game
created.
1966
1969
ARPANET was the
1971
E-mail was
invented by
Ray Tomlinson.
Intel creates
the first
microprocessor.
1975
1976
Microsoft is formed.
Apple Computers is
founded.
1978
5.25 floppy disks
first used.
1981
First personal
computer sold.
1982
Personal computer.
Man of the Year
1982
CDs and players
introduced in Japan
TCP/IP, Internet
language is
developed.
1985
Symbolics.com is the
first registered
domain name.
1987
3.5 disk becomes
standard in all PCs.
computer virus.
1995 Dial-up
service offered for
home use.
1998
Audience judges
ice skating online
1999
Online
banking becomes
available.
2003
2004
"The facebook"