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825 Muslim scholar Al-Khwarizmi kicks it all off with a book on algorithms - recipes on how to do computation pulling together work of Indian mathematicians. Of course back then it's people who do all the computation, as electronic computers won't exist for another millennium.

1972 January Hewlett-Packard introduces the HP-35 calculator, the first pocket scientific calculator. [202.178] [1298.187]

2005 Apple ships Mac Mini that comes with Mini but with 1.25 GHz PowerPC G4 processor but without a display and in a tiny form factor. Apple introduces 4 button mouse with a small 360 degree scroll trackball. Mac OS X v10.4 (Tiger) available. iPod shuffle was sold.

Our modern life is characterized by the digital age of computers. Regardless of how people view them, computers have become an integral part of society on which we rely. Today, computers provide ample functionality and capabilities. They no longer simply compute but also allow people to accomplish various tasks including shop, communicate with friends, create documents, manage financial transactions, and hold global conferences. Nonetheless, it is well worth taking a trip down memory lane from time to time to see how it all began.

Because the Bible tells us the Antichrist will someday achieve total control over the global economy, technological advancements are a necessary factor in his rise to power. The development of the microprocessor is one of the most amazing timelines you can observe. I've compiled a list of the significant milestones Intel Corporation, the world's largest producer of microprocessors, achieved from 1972 to the present day. If you're like me, you may not understand what difference between the speed of a Megahertz (MHz) and a Gigahertz (GHz) represents. All you really need to know is speed comparison. Basic math will tell you 200 MHz is ten times the speed of 20 MHz, and 1 GHz is simply equally to 1000 MHz.

2400 BC - The abacus, the first known calculator, is invented by the Babylonians 300 BC - Indian mathematician/scholar/musician Pingala invents the binary number system

~ 350 B.C The brilliant Greek mathematician, Archytas ('ahr 'ky tuhs') of Tarentum builds a mechanical bird dubbed "the Pigeon" that is propelled by steam. It serves as one of histories earliest studies of flight, not to mention probably the first model airplane.

In 2011 the Internet has become an integral part of everyone's lives. Although every business in America uses the Internet everyday most people still don't know how this technological wonder came to be. The timeline below outlines the creation of the Internet and many of the important milestones leading up to where we are today.

1970 Nutting Associates releases the first commercial coin-operated arcade video game, Computer Space. Nolan Bushnell adapted the game from the earlier Spacewar game on the PDP-1 computer.

This timeline of Macintosh models lists all major types of Macintosh computers produced by Apple Computer in order of introduction date. Macintosh Performa models were often physically identical to other models, in which case they are omitted in favor of the identical twin.