Yankee Jack Hammer in Action

HOPE HE DOSN'T GO THROUGH THE POWER CABLES.. (it has been done.. You Know)..

1893 The Millionaire, the First efficient four function Calculator is Invented.
1937 Alan Turing publishes "On Computable Numbers".
1938 Konrad Zuse finishes his Z1, the First Binary Calculating Machine.
1945 ENIAC, the First Fully Functional Calculator Goes Into Operation...
1948 Manchester Uni. (UK) MKI Runs The First Fully Stored Electronic Program.
1951 Grace Hooper Conceives of an Internal Program Know as A Compiler.
1957 IBM introduces the First High Level Computer Language .. FORTRAN..
1958 Jack Kilby builds an Integrated Circuit at Texas Instruments.
1968 Noyce and Gordon Moore establish INTEL in Santa Clara. U.S.
1971 The Microprocessor is Developed By INTEL...

1973 Legal Eagles Invalidate "The ENIAC Patent" .. Computers Using ICs Now Constructed (Without Infringement.)
1975 The ALTAIR Computer Premieres in "Popular Electronics" inaugurating the Personal Computer Industry...
HOMEBREW Clubs Are Formed In The U.S.... (i like it)
1977 The APPLE II is Introduced...
1979 Dan Bricklin and Bob Frankston combine To Create The First Electronic Spreadsheet... VISICALC
COMPUTER Clubs Are Formed In The U.K. (Bowler Hat Boys Spurn The HOMEBREW Tag)
1981 IBM and MicroSoft Enter The Market With The PC......

War Commences Amongst The Rivals.....

The Big FlameWar

Programmers Struggle To Cope With The SDK and the API...

Who's Been At The VB Script Again?

They Persevere To Implementation......BUT

Crashed Your Computer Mate?

All OK Now....But The Baddies (which are the goodies wearing different hats) ARE OUT THERE....

Virus Getting You Down?

NEW PLAYERS INVADE COMPUTING.... "PROFIT BEFORE PEOPLE" (or computers for that matter)..

Fatal To Proceed

Plenty of People Like Me Around

Go Back To Main

Animations Not Created By Me.. All Credit To Who Ever Did Them....

Nigel Watson Software. Developed :- October 2002. Enhanced :- July 2003.