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When it Began
In 1822, a man named Charles Babbage began making the first computer engine -
First General Mechanical Computer
Charles proposed another idea and made the first general mechanical computer called the Analytical Engine,it wasnt built until after his death. -
First Free Programmable Computer
Konrad Zuse made the first free programmable computer called the Z Computer in 1936 -
First Electric Programmable Computer
Tommy Flowers created the first electric programmable computer in December 1943 called the Colossus, to help the British code read the German messages -
First Computer Company
The first computer company was called "Electric Controls Company", later called EMCC. It was found by J. Presper Eckert and John Mauchly. -
First Stored Program Computer
A British computer called the EDSAC was invented on May 6, 1949 and was the first graphical computer game. Its nickname was "Baby". -
First Transistor Computer
The first transistor computer is called the TX-O, or Transistorized Experimental computer.It was made by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. -
First MiniComputer
In 1960, Digital Equipment Corporation released the first minicomputer called PDP-1. -
First Mass-Market PC
A man named Hewlett Packard created the first mass-market PC called the HP 9100A and was released in the year 1968 -
First Microprocessor
The first microprocessor, called the Intel 4004, was released in November 1971 by a company Intel. -
First Workstation
The first workstation ever to be released was called the "Xerox Alto". It included the functional computer,display, and the mouse. -
First Personal Computer
A man named Ed Roberts created the first personal computer called the Altair 8800. Many consider the Kenback-1 the first personal computer in 1971,but it contained many problems. -
First Apple Computer
The first apple computer was created by Steve Jobs, and also Steve Wozniak. It was called "Apple the first" -
First portable computer or "laptop"
The first truly portable computer, or laptop called Osborne the first. was release in April,1986 by a man Adam Osborne. It weighed 24.5 pounds, and had 5 inch computer display. -
First MultiMedia Computer
A computer called Tandy Radio Shack,created the first multimedia computer called MPC standard in 1992. -
