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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/