time line o
Sir Timothy John "Tim" Berners-Lee
1936 first comuter
1947
1947
The transistor
The transistor was invented by Bell Telephone Company.
It wasn't a computer in itself'but it was a vital computer component.
1953 IBM
1955
1955
Bank computers
The first bank computers were invented. They used MICR'or magnetic ink character recognition'to read checks.
1958
The computer chip
1962
Video games
1963
The mouse is invented
1969
The internet
1975
Microsoft is born
1989
Microsoft expands
Microsoft made a program that was compatible with IBM computers. This let more people come into contact with the now well-known program.