1960's

"Music from Mathematics" LP created using an IBM 7090 computer
AMD, Advanced Micro Devices, is founded
ARPANET launches the world's first packet-switched wide area computer network
Barclays Bank installs the first cash dispenser
CDC 6600 is introduced
CDC announces the 7600 supercomputer
Clive Sinclair founds Sinclair Radionics
Commodore Business Machines floats on the Montreal Stock Exchange
Computerized spreadsheets first described
DEC PDP-15 Introduced
DEC releases the PDP-1, the first mini-computer
DEC releases the PDP-10
DEC releases the PDP-7
DEC releases the PDP-8
DEC releases the PDP-9
Douglas Engelbart invents the mouse
Douglas Engelbart publicly demonstrates the mouse
Elliott Automation merges with English Electric
First BASIC program runs
First edition of the ASCII standard is published
First graphic tablet developed
General Electric announce the GE 655 £1.25 million
Hewlett-Packard introduces the HP-9100 desk calculator
IBM begins development of the floppy disk
IBM introduces Call 360 Time Sharing into Britain
IBM releases the System 360 range of commercial computers
ICL 1906A trebles power at Chilton Atlas Lab
LEO III completed
Minivac 601 computer launched
Moore's Law is first proposed
National Giro is one year old
Nieman-Marcus advertises the Honeywell H316 Kitchen Computer
Plessey buys out Ferranti's Numerical Control Interests
Robert Dennard and IBM patent DRAM
Robert Noyce and Gordon Moore found Intel Corporation
Robert Noyce patents the integrated circuit
SEGA is founded
Texas Instruments invents the pocket calculator
The Apollo Guidance Computer flies to the moon
The first commercial modem is manufactured
The Manchester Atlas is inaugurated
Theodore H (Ted) Nelson  coins the word Hypertext
Wang Laboratories introduce the Wang 300 electronic calculator

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