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History of Computing 1963 a Search Engine Called Microsoft Was Founded 1994 1975 History of Computing 1963 A search engine called Microsoft was founded. 1948 Douglas Engelbart invented the Yahoo was released. 2002 1842 The Manchester 2013 1613 computer mouse. Microsoft launched Ada Lovelace translated and Baby, the first stored Xbox One was released. Richard Braithwaite the tablet PC. annotated an article on the program computer, 1992 first used the word Analytical Engine and went ran its first program. The Internet was freed from ‘computer’ to describe 1971 2006 on to write the world’s government control. 2020 someone who did The first network email was sent The first tweet was sent first published computer Apple rumoured be to calculations perfectly. by Ray Tomlinson. to Twitter. program, or algorithm. releasing AirTags. 1986 1703 1936 1957 1972 The first PC virus was released. 2015 Gottfried Leibniz invented the Alan Turing invented the principle British Computer Society (BCS) Clive Sinclair produced the first 2001 The Apple Watch Binary System. of the modern computer. was founded. pocket calculator. Apple launched the iPod. was launched. 2016 1981 1997 Apple released First ‘portable’ computer was 1837 1956 An artificially intelligent AirPods. First keyboard used to input data. launched. It was the size of a Charles Babbage first described supercomputer beat the chess large suitcase. the Analytical Machine. champion Gary Kasporov. 2007 The iPhone was introduced. 1994 1975 History of Computing 1963 A search engine called Microsoft was founded. 1948 Douglas Engelbart invented the Yahoo was released. 2002 1842 The Manchester 2013 1613 computer mouse. Microsoft launched Ada Lovelace translated and Baby, the first stored Xbox One was released. Richard Braithwaite the tablet PC. annotated an article on the program computer, 1992 first used the word Analytical Engine and went ran its first program. The Internet was freed from ‘computer’ to describe 1971 2006 on to write the world’s government control. 2020 someone who did The first network email was sent The first tweet was sent first published computer Apple rumoured be to calculations perfectly. by Ray Tomlinson. to Twitter. program, or algorithm. releasing AirTags. 1986 1703 1936 1957 1972 The first PC virus was released. 2015 Gottfried Leibniz invented the Alan Turing invented the principle British Computer Society (BCS) Clive Sinclair produced the first 2001 The Apple Watch Binary System. of the modern computer. was founded. pocket calculator. Apple launched the iPod. was launched. 2016 1981 1997 Apple released First ‘portable’ computer was 1837 1956 An artificially intelligent AirPods. First keyboard used to input data. launched. It was the size of a Charles Babbage first described supercomputer beat the chess large suitcase. the Analytical Machine. champion Gary Kasporov. 2007 The iPhone was introduced. 1994 1975 History of Computing 1963 A search engine called Microsoft was founded. 1948 Douglas Engelbart invented the Yahoo was released. 2002 1842 The Manchester 2013 1613 computer mouse. Microsoft launched Ada Lovelace translated and Baby, the first stored Xbox One was released. Richard Braithwaite the tablet PC. annotated an article on the program computer, 1992 first used the word Analytical Engine and went ran its first program. The Internet was freed from ‘computer’ to describe 1971 2006 on to write the world’s government control. 2020 someone who did The first network email was sent The first tweet was sent first published computer Apple rumoured be to calculations perfectly. by Ray Tomlinson. to Twitter. program, or algorithm. releasing AirTags. 1986 1703 1936 1957 1972 The first PC virus was released. 2015 Gottfried Leibniz invented the Alan Turing invented the principle British Computer Society (BCS) Clive Sinclair produced the first 2001 The Apple Watch Binary System. of the modern computer. was founded. pocket calculator. Apple launched the iPod. was launched. 2016 1981 1997 Apple released First ‘portable’ computer was 1837 1956 An artificially intelligent AirPods. First keyboard used to input data. launched. It was the size of a Charles Babbage first described supercomputer beat the chess large suitcase. the Analytical Machine. champion Gary Kasporov. 2007 The iPhone was introduced..
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