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Computers using IC chips began to appear in the early 1960s. For example, the 1961 Semiconductor Network Computer (Molecular Electronic Computer, Mol-E-Com), [ 10 ] [ 11 ] [ 12 ] the first monolithic integrated circuit [ 13 ] [ 14 ] [ 15 ] general purpose computer (built for demonstration purposes, programmed to simulate a desk calculator) was ...
The Computer History in time and space, Graphing Project, an attempt to build a graphical image of computer history, in particular operating systems. The Computer Revolution/Timeline at Wikibooks "File:Timeline.pdf - Engineering and Technology History Wiki" (PDF). ethw.org. 2012. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-10-31
Concise Microsoft O.S. Timeline – a color-coded concise timeline for various Microsoft operating systems (1981–present) Bitsavers – an effort to capture, salvage, and archive historical computer software and manuals from minicomputers and mainframes of the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s; A brief history of operating systems
Timex/Sinclair introduced the first computer touted to cost under $100 marketed in the U.S., the Timex Sinclair 1000. In spite of the flaws in the early versions, half a million units were sold in the first 6 months alone, surpassing the sales of Apple, Tandy, and Commodore combined. August 1982 US The Commodore 64 is released, retailing at US ...
1960 ALGOL 60: ALGOL 58 1960 COBOL 61 (implementation) The CODASYL Committee FLOW-MATIC, COMTRAN 1961 COMIT (implementation) Victor Yngve: none (unique language) 1961 GPSS: Geoffrey Gordon, IBM: none (unique language) 1962 FORTRAN IV: IBM: FORTRAN II 1962 APL (concept) Kenneth E. Iverson: none (unique language) 1962 Simula (concept) Ole-Johan ...
SEAC (Standards Eastern Automatic Computer) demonstrated at US NBS in Washington, DC – was the first fully functional stored-program computer in the U.S. May 1950: UK The Pilot ACE computer, with 800 vacuum tubes, and mercury delay lines for its main memory, became operational on 10 May 1950 at the National Physical Laboratory near London.
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, computers became more useful for personal and work purposes, such as word processing. [73] In 1989, Apple released the Macintosh Portable, it weighed 7.3 kg (16 lb) and was extremely expensive, costing US$7,300. At launch, it was one of the most powerful laptops available, but due to the price and weight, it ...
Obsolete technology website — Information about many old computers. old-computers.com — Web Site dedicated to old computers. oldcomputer.info — Web site with information about many old computers. History of Computers — online magazine featuring pictures and information about many computers made between the 1970s and the early 1990s