Timeline of Computing History

Timeline of Computing History

1937

Bell Laboratories scientist George Stibitz uses relays for a demonstration adder

1939

Elektro and Sparko at the 1939 World’s Fair

1940

The Complex Number Calculator (CNC) is completed

1941

The first Bombe is completed

1942 – The Atanasoff-Berry Computer (ABC) is completed

1943 – Bell Labs Relay Interpolator is completed

1944 – First Colossus operational at Bletchley Park

1945 – John von Neumann writes First Draft of a Report on the

EDVAC

1948 – First Computer Program to Run on a Computer

1949 – CSIRAC runs first program

1950 – ERA 1101 introduced

1952 – IAS computer operational

1953 – IBM 650 magnetic drum calculator introduced

1955 – English Electric DEUCE introduced

1956 – Direct keyboard input to computers

1960 – DEC PDP-1 introduced

1962 – MIT LINC introduced

1964 – CDC 6600 supercomputer introduced

1964 – Digital Equipment Corporation introduces the PDP-8

1966 – HP introduces the HP 2116A

1968 – Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC) makes its debut

1971 – Intel introduces the first microprocessor

1974 – Xerox PARC Alto introduced

1976 – Cray-1 supercomputer introduced

1979 – Atari introduces its Model 400 and 800 computers

1981 – The Computer Programme debuts on the BBC

1981 – IBM introduces its Personal Computer (PC)

1982 – Sun Microsystems is founded

1983 – Apple introduces the Lisa computer

1984 – Apple Computer launches the Macintosh

1985 – PC's Limited is founded

1986 – Compaq introduces the Deskpro 386 system

1987 – IBM introduces its Personal System/2 (PS/2) machines

1993 – Intel's Pentium microprocessor is released

1995 – IBM releases the ThinkPad 701C

1996 – Sony Vaio series is begun

2000 – First camera phone introduced

2002 - Earth Simulator is world's fastest supercomputer

2005 – Arduino project begins

2006 – One Laptop Per Child initiative begins

2007 – The Apple iPhone is released

2012 – Raspberry Pi, a credit-card-size single board computer, is released as a tool to promote

science education

Source

● http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/computers/