Final Project Timeline
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Updated: 31 May 2019
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The transistor is inventedCOBOL, the first computer language, is developedThe inegrated circuit, or the computer chip, is revealed to the publicA prototype of a computer similar to the modern computer is shown to the publicThe operating system called UNIX is producedIntel announces the Intel 1103, the first Dynamic Access Memory (DRAM) chipThe Floppy Disc is inventedEthernet is developedMicrosoft is createdApple Computers is createdApple gets incorporated and push out the Apple II, a new computerVisiCalc is introducedWord Processing becomes a realityIBM releases its first personal computer, code-named "Acorn"Apple makes the first personal computer with a GUIMIcrosoft unveils WIndowsThe first dot-com domain name is registeredCompaq brings the Deskpro 386 to marketThe HyperText Markup Language (HTML) is developedThe Pentium microprocessor advances the use of graphics and music on PCsPCs become gaming machinesGoogle search engine is developedMicrosoft invests $150 million in Apple, ending Apple's court case against Microsoft"Wi-Fi" becomes part of computing language terminology as users begin connecting to the Internet without wiresApple releases the Mac OS X operating systemAMD's Athlon 64 becomes the first 64-bit processor available to the consumer marketMozilla's Firefox 1.0 challenges Microsoft's Internet Explorer as the top Web browserYoutube is founded and Google acquires Android, a Linux-based mobile phone OSApple introduces the MacBook ProThe iPhone turns into a mini computer, bringing many computer functions to a smartphoneMicrosoft launches Windows 7Apple introduces the iPadGoogle releases the ChromebookMicrosoft releases Windows 10The first reprogrammable quantum computer is createdThe Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is developing a new "Molecular Informatics" programPeriods
ENIAC is builtA bunch of personal computers go public
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