1951 – Jay Forrester filed a patent application for matrix core memory. Professor Forrester led a team at MIT at developed a three-dimensional magnetic structure code-named Project Whirlwind. It was the first random access memory that was practical, reliable and relatively high-speed.
1979 – VisiCalc Unveiled
At the West Coast Computer faire, Harvard MBA candidate Daniel Bricklin and programmer Robert Frankston give the first demonstration of VisiCalc, the original spreadsheet software. First released for the Apple II, VisiCalc was a huge success, selling more than 100,000 copies in the first year. VisiCalc also spurred the sales of the Apple II, as people would buy the Apple II just to run VisiCalc. Overall, the spreadsheet validated the usefulness of the home computer and was likely a major factor for IBM accelerating their into the PC market.
At the West Coast Computer faire, Harvard MBA candidate Daniel Bricklin and programmer Robert Frankston give the first demonstration of VisiCalc, the original spreadsheet software. First released for the Apple II, VisiCalc was a huge success, selling more than 100,000 copies in the first year. VisiCalc also spurred the sales of the Apple II, as people would buy the Apple II just to run VisiCalc. Overall, the spreadsheet validated the usefulness of the home computer and was likely a major factor for IBM accelerating their into the PC market.
1997 – Deep Blue won its final match against Chess master Garry Kasparov, becoming the first computer to defeat a chess champion in match play.
2011 – Chromebook Introduced
Eric Schmidt shows off the new Google Chrome OS but with an added feature as he introduced Google Chromebook- a personal computer with the Google Chrome OS built-in. The device loads straight to the browser where you can install applications for functionality on your Chromebook. The first Chromebook would begin selling on June 15, 2011.
Sega begins shipping the Saturn system AOL launches free webmail Verizon sells part of Alltel to AT&T.
Eric Schmidt shows off the new Google Chrome OS but with an added feature as he introduced Google Chromebook- a personal computer with the Google Chrome OS built-in. The device loads straight to the browser where you can install applications for functionality on your Chromebook. The first Chromebook would begin selling on June 15, 2011.
Sega begins shipping the Saturn system AOL launches free webmail Verizon sells part of Alltel to AT&T.
2016 – Hyperloop One conducted the first test of its linear-electric motors for propelling Hyperloop pods n a test track north of Las Vegas, NV.
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