jan 1, 1979 - UNIVAC - Invented by John Mauchly duing 1979.
Description:
UNIVAC stands for Universal Automatic Computer. This is designed by Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation during the 1950’s. The most famous product is UNIVAC 1 which is a mainframe computer. This is mainly used for computing large input and output hence; it predicted the outcome of the 1952 presidential elections and can handle numbers and alphabets really well. It is a giant computer compared to what we have now they even use vacuum tubes for computations and are considered as a forerunner of today’s digital computers.Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1979
Now
~ 46 years ago