I put a lot of work and research into this timeline, but if there are any errors on my part please comment, or email me, so I can keep this timeline at its best! Enjoy!
EVOLUTION OF THE COMPUTER (1940-2012)
A Scroll Through Time
A Scroll Through Time
1940
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The Complex Number Calculator (CNC) was created in 1939 by Bell Telephone Laboratories. It is considered the first computer to be able to perform remote access calculations.
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1941
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1942
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1943
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1944
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| Grace Hopper using the MARK I at Harvard Image Source |
1946
1947
1948
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| Perkin Elmer Lambda Computer |
1949
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| An analog computer inside the Lewis Flight Propulsion Laboratory |
1950
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| UNIVAC-1101 |
1951
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| 1951 Resource: http://www.bmigaming.com/ |
1952
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| N.M.A.H. Object CI*320250 Source: http://americanhistory.si.edu Image originally taken at Smithsonian |
1953
1953 Experimental Transistor Computer. Source: http://www.digital60.org/
1954
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| 1954 Professor Warfield Source: http://vault217.gmu.edu/?cat=3&paged=7 |
1955
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| 1955 MIT Whirldwind |
1956
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| Electronic Analog Computer Source: http://retrothing.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/heathanalog.jpg |
1957
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| The NCR-304. Highly advanced computer of the time. Lasted into mid 70's Source: http://csrc.lse.ac.uk/History/NCR-304-1957.htm |
1958
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| The use of integrated circuits begins. |
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
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1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
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| Computer Space System |
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| An advertisement for Computer Space |
The Computer Space was a popular video arcade game released by Nutting and Associates in 1971. Technically, all video game systems and arcade games are computers.
1972
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| Xerox-PARC-Alto Source: http://ed-thelen.org/comp-hist/samp-collection.html |
1973
1974
1975
1976
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| The Altair 8800. Regarded by some as the first PC (personal computer) |
1977
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| 1st Personal Computer By Apple 1977 |
1978
1979
1980
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| IBM Personal Computer 1980. This was a big threat to Apple's business in the computer industry. |
1981
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| Label on left "OSBORNE." About Osborne |
1982
1983
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| Apple Personal Computer With Graphical User Interface (GUI) |
1984
1985
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| The Kaypro 2000 About Kaypro 2000 |
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
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| The PowerBook G3 by Apple |
1998
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| iMac G3 |
1999
2000
2001
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| Tablet PC by Microsoft |
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| Deemed the best laptop of 2001 Inspiron 4100 with Pentium III-M processor. Operating on Windows 2000. |
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
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| Asus Zenbook UX31E-DH52 |
2012
2013
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| JUST KIDDING. |
Hope you enjoyed the timeline. I spent a lot of time on it and was saving it for around New Years. HAPPY NEW YEARS.
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