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first computer
In france, joseph marie jacquard invents a loom that uses punched wooden cards to automatically weave fabric designs.
It impacgted cultural because we changed from doing hand math to divces doing it for us. -
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Steam-driven calculating machine
English mathematician charles babbage conceives of a steam-driven calculating machine that would be able to compute tables of numbers. this was the time the first computer was actually built in the world.
It impacgted econmic beacuse it made it easeir for the econmy to caluclate problems. -
Punch card system to calculate
Herman Hollerith designs a punch card system to calculate the 1880 census.This device was accomplishing the task of three years and saving the government$5 million.
It effected econimc because it improved the way we calulate math. -
Universal machine
Alan turing presents the notion of a universal machine, later called the turing machine, capable of computing anything that is computable. the modern computer was based on his ideas.
it imacted econamic becasue it made it easier for bussnice to do math and finace -
First computer without gears,cams,belts or shafts.
J.V. Atanasoff, a professor of physics and mathematics at iowa state university.he attempts to build the first computer without gears,cams,belts or shafts.
it is a cultural because the professor is trying to change the way computers are. -
First time a computer was able to store information.
Atanasoff and his graduate students,clifford berry,design a computer that can solve 29 equations simultaneously.this marks the first time a computer was able to store information.
It impacted ecnomice beacsue now every is able to store data and information like for a bussines. -
The Electronic numerical integrator
Two professors from university of pennsylvania,john mauchly and j.Presper Eckert,build the electronic numerical integrator and calculator.the size is it can fill a 20-foot by 40-foot room and has 18,000 vacuum tubes.
it impacted cultrual because it changed the way people do their culatation -
First commercial computer for business and governments applications
Mauchly and Presper leave the university of pennsylvania and build the first commercial computer for business and governments applications from the the funding they got from the Census Bureau.
It impacted culturaily and economicly. it impacted culturaly by now business and the government change the way they do thing from the past and the commerical computer made it easier for them.it impacted econmically by now business and governments have some kind of divice that can help them a lot. -
The transistor
William Shockley,John Bardeen and Walter Brattain of bell laboratories invented the transistor.This discovered how to use electric switch with solid materials and not need to use vacuum.
it impacted ecnomicly by they saving some meterials for the tech sociaty. -
First computer language
Grace Hopper develops the first computer language,which eventually becomes known as COBOL.
it impacted economly because now busness can grwo to other countrys beacsue of the first computer that has language. -
The FORTRAN
The FORTRAN programming language was created.
this is a econmice impact because it impacts buiness beacsue now they cna expand. -
The integrated circuit
Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce invented the integrated circuit which it is known as computer chip.
cultural impact because in improve the way computer now and also made it able to save reasores. -
A prototype of the modern computer
Douglas Engelbart makes a prototype of the modern computer, with a mouse and a graphical user interface.This made it able to be more accessible to the general public from specialized machine for scientists and mathematicians.
this impacted cultural beacsue now it is for everyoen and not just scientists and mathematicians. -
The first dynamic
The newly formed intel unveils the intel 1103, the first dynamic access memory chip. it make it more able to store memory.
it impacts econmomly by business being able to store data and inportant information. -
Floppy Disk
Alan Shugart leads a team of IBM engineers who invent the “floppy disk” this allowed data to be shared among computers.
socilaly impacted beacsue now people can send thing to each and this brings them closer. -
Ethernet
Robert Metcalfe,a member of the research staff for Xerox,develops Ethernet for connecting multiple computers and other hardware.
social impact because it bring people closer.also econmically because it makes it so that businees can make interviews easier -
New personal computer
A number of personal computers hit the market, including Scelbi & Mark-8 Altair, IBM 5100, Radio Shack's TRS-80.
it impacted on cultrual because now thier si different types of computer that are coming out. -
Beging of apple computers
Steve Jobs and Steve wozniak started apple computers and roll out the apple 1. this made it the first computer with single-circuit board.
cuturaly because now their si a better computer that is able to help business grow and develop -
Incorporate apple computer
Jobs and Wozniak incorporate apple and show the apple two. it offers color graphics incorporates an audio cassette drive for storage.
it impacted econmice beacsue now buniess can have better represtaion for their busines and now it can help sicentists store information in this computer more. -
First spreadsheet
The first computerized spreadsheet program.
it impacted economically because now mathamtice people cna use it because it will make it easier for them to use -
The first IBM personal computer
The first IBM personal computer, code-named “Acorn” is introduced. it has an intel chip, two floppy disks and an optional color monitor.
it is cultraly impacted because now they updated the way themo itors look and imporved the computer generation. -
The first personal computer with a GUI
Apple’s Lisa is the first personal computer with a GUI. it also features a drop-down menu and icons.
it impacted cultrally because the old computers did not have this program and it improved the way to use a computer. -
The first windows
Microsoft announces windows,its response to Apple’s GUI.this features advanced audio and video capabilities.
this impacted econmice because apple and microsft are haveing a conpitiation and they are trying to make money by selling this computers -
The Deskpro 386
compaq brings the Deskpro 386 to market. its 32-bit architecture provides as speed comparable to mainframes.
it imacted econmice because now bueiness cna make more money do to the fast computers. -
Hyper Text Mrkup Language
HTMLTim Berners-Lee,a researcher at CERN,the high-energy physics laboratory in geneva,develops HyperText Markup Language,this gives rise to the World Wide Web.
this will be a social impact because now computers are bringing people closer -
The Pentium microprocessor advances
The Pentium microprocessor advances the use of graphics and music on PCs.
this will be social because it can be used as a entertainment do to play music on pcs and this cna bring people close. -
The first pc games
The first games on PCs “command & Conquer” “Alone in the Dark 2” “Magic Carpet” “Descent” and “Little Big Adventure”.
it impactedcultrural because now it changed from just doing work only but now it cna be used for entertament. -
The google search engine
Sergey Brin and Larry Page develop the google search engine at Stanford University.
econmica impact becuse now buseiness can get noteside easilly do to google search engine and they willl make a lot of money -
Wi-Fi
WiFiThe term Wi-Fi becomes part of the computing language and users begin connecting to the internet without wires.also made it easier to save oil.
it will be econmice beacsue it saves resourses and it cna help business by not using a lot of wires and save them some money. -
The Mac OS X
Apple unveils the Mac OS X operating system,which provides protected memeory architecture and pre-emptive multi-tasking.Microsoft rolls out windows XP this has a significantly redesigned GUI.
ecomimice impact because apple made a operating system that will protect memeory this will help bueiniess from being hacked.also they have a conpition to make the most money -
The first 64-bit processor
The first 64-bit processor, AMD’s Athlon 64,becomes available to the consumer market.
this is a cultural impact becasuenow computers can go faster and save more data -
Mozila's Firefox 1.0
Mozilla’s Firefox 1.0 challenges Microsoft’s internet Explorer,this dominated Web browsers.
this is a cultural impact because it improve the way computers are by having a power full and efficent wed browser. -
First video sharing service fonded
YouTube,a video sharing service,is founded.also made it easier to people around the world to look at videos.
this is a social impact beacsue now people can get to gether by sharing videos and have entertament by using YouTube. -
MacBook Pro
MacbookApple introduces the MacBook Pro, its first Intel-based, dual-core mobile computer, as well as an Intel-based iMac.
it si a cutrual impact because now they are not computers that stay at home or house or busness they can be takin any were.also it is a ecnomic impact because it will make a busniess grow and apple will make a lot of money. -
The smartphone
smartphoneThe iPhone brings many computer functions to the smartphone.
cutlural impact because now computers and phones are combined and they cna be taken anywere. -
Windows 7
Microsoft launches Windows 7, which offers the ability to pin applications to the taskbar and advances in touch and handwriting recognition.
this is cultural impact because it went from just typing now to pin a taskbar and advances in touch and handwriting recognition. -
The iPad
Apple unveils the iPad,changing the way consumers view media and jumpstarting the dormant tablet computer segment.
it iwll be a cutural impact because now from keyboards,mouse,desktop,and monter. nwo yoou have a divces that is tough screen and can be taken everywere -
The Chromebook
Google released the Chromebook,a laptop that runs the Google Chrome OS.
it is cultraual impact beacsue their is a better innovation on the web browers and this browers. -
New Apple and Microsft products
windows 10Apple released the Apple watch.Microsoft released Windows 10.
this is cultural impacte because they add computers to watchs and they have a great operating system that works fast and is a innovation fromt the rest.also this will be econmice effect because apple and microsft are making a lot of money from thies product.
