History of Computers and Phones

By 19kwokyi2

  • The Difference Machine

    Charles Babbage showed his Dinner guests his first Difference Machine. It counted up by two until it reached twelve. Then it went to 129.

  • The Egnima

    Alan Turing came up with the idea of the Universal Engine, a machine that could solve any code.

  • Colossus

    Tommy Flowers made Alan Turing's dream come to life, but after the War he was sworn to the official Secrets act and the 10 Colossus' were dismantled except for two, which now reside in a place which nobody can find.

  • ENIAC

    The first computer in America. It was used to calculate, and was a set on the movie Space Odessy.

  • The first 'bug'

    One of the Primary programmers for the Harvard Mark computer found a dead moth in the computer, therefore coming up with the term, 'debugging'.

  • First Microchip

    It was made by Intel, the now-famous microchip company. It could hold 50,000 Colossus' in it.

  • The first home computer

    The first home computer, 'Apple', was released. However, it was a DIY, and the long hours to make it was too much of a bother for most people.

  • First PC

    It was the first standardized PC, using the Intel 8088 chip. Bill Gates dropped out of college to work on it.

  • The first iPhone

    The first iPhone was launched.