Computer History

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  • Charles Babbage designs his first mechanical computer

    Charles Babbage designs his first mechanical computer

  • The first electronic computer is created in Japan by Hideo Yamachito

  • T. Raymond Thompson and John Simmons develop the first business computer, the Lyons Electronic Office (LEO) at Lyons Co.

  • Bell Labs introduces its first transistor computer.

  • The first computer game Spacewar Computer Game invented BY Steve Russell & MIT

  • Douglas Engelbart invents and patents the first computer mouse (nicknamed the mouse because the tail came out the end)

  • IBM introduces the first word processor

  • E-mail was invented by Ray Tomlinson

  • The Microsoft Corporation was founded April 4, 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen to develop and sell BASIC interpreters for the Altair 8800

    The Microsoft Corporation was founded April 4, 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen to develop and sell BASIC interpreters for the Altair 8800

  • Jobs and Wozniak created the first apple computer, entitled Apple 1. This is important because it started the apple company

    Jobs and Wozniak created the first apple computer, entitled Apple 1. This is important because it started the apple company

  • Apple Computer’s Apple II, the first personal computer with color graphics, is demonstrated

    pple Computer’s Apple II, the first personal computer with color graphics, is demonstrated