PC Hardware A Beginner’s Guide

(^12) PC Hardware: A Beginner’s Guide
Year Event
1961 Fairchild Semiconductor releases the first commercially available
integrated circuit.
1963 Douglas Engelbart patents the mouse pointing device.
1970 Intel introduces the 4004 microprocessor.
1971 IBM introduces the floppy disk.
1974 Intel releases the 8080 microprocessor.
1975 MITS Altair 8800 sells in kit form for $375.
1976 Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs build Apple I.
1977 Microsoft Corporation formed by partners Bill Gates and Paul Allen.
Apple Computer produces Apple II.
1978 Intel produces the 8086 microprocessor.
1979 VisiCalc, the first killer application, is released. Intel produces the
8088 microprocessor.
1980 Apple III computer is introduced.
The Radio Shack TRS-80 is introduced.
1981 IBM 5150 PC released featuring PC DOS (MS-DOS) 1.0.
1982 Commodore 64 computer is introduced.
Intel produces the 80286 microprocessor.
The Compaq Portable PC is introduced.
1983 Lotus 1-2-3 application is released.
IBM PC XT is introduced.
MS-DOS 2.0 is released.
1984 Hewlett Packard releases the LaserJet printer.
Phoenix ROM BIOS is released.
1985 Intel releases the 80386DX.
Microsoft Windows 1.0 is released.
PC CD-ROM drives are made available.
1986 The first 80386 PC is produced.
1987 Apple Macintosh computer is introduced.
IBM introduces PS/2 computers featuring OS/2 and VGA graphics.
1988 Intel releases the 80386SX microprocessor.
Steve Jobs introduces the NeXT computer.
1989 Intel announces the 486 microprocessor.
1990 Microsoft Windows 3.0 is released.