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The Digital Computer
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Updated:
4 Oct 2018
A timeline over the history of the digital computer. Based on Annette Vee's text "Material Infrastructure"
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Events
The Mark I
The ENIAC
The SAGE system is implemented
ARPANET is implemented
IBM announces OS/360
SABRE is used to make the first reservation for American Airlines
VisiCalc - Spreadsheet
Altair 8800 - Marks the interest for computers in the (required tech and programming skills)
Apple Lisa
Macintosh
Apple II - Affordable ready made pc's suitable for the middle class
Lotus 1-2-3 - Spreadsheet
MS-DOS is released
Commodore 64 - Computers could now be used for fun (leisure)
Periods
WW2 - Control Crisis
Government starts adopting computers (1950's)
The Software Crisis
Computers start to enter elementary schools
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