Timeline of computing 1990-forward - Timeline of computing 1990-forward This article presents a detailed timeline of events in the history of computing from 1990 to the present. For a narrative explaining the overall developments, see the related History of computing. Computing timelines: 500 BC-1949, 1950-1979, 1980-1989, 1990-present 1990 Consortium of major SVGA card manufactures (called Video Electronic Standard Association, VESA) was formed and then introduced VESA SVGA Standard. 1990 - March Macintosh IIfx released. Based on a 40 MHz version of the 68030 it achieved 10 MIPS. It also featured a faster SCSI adapter, which could transfer 3.0 Mb/sec. 1990 - May 22 Introduction of Windows 3.0 by Microsoft. It is a true multitasking system (or pretends to be on computers less than an 80386, by operating in 'Real' mode). It.
List of computing topics - List of computing topics This page aims to list articles on Wikipedia that are related to computing. This is so that those interested in the subject can monitor changes to the pages by clicking on Related changes in the sidebar and on the bottom of the page.. The list is not necessarily complete or up to date - if you see an article that should be here but isn't (or one that shouldn't be here but is), please do update the page accordingly. At the end is a list of important computer people. See also List of programmers. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Symbols/Numbers 1.TR.6 --.
Timeline of computing - Timeline of computing This article is a supplemental part of the History of computing series. History of computing hardware (before 1960s) History of computing hardware (1960s-present) History of operating systems This article presents a detailed timeline of events in the history of computing. For a narrative explaining the overall developments, see the related History of computing. Computing timelines: 500 BC-1949, 1950-1979, 1980-1989, 1990-present Resources: Stephen White: A Brief History of Computing, http://ox.compsoc.net/~swhite/history.html. An excellent Computer history site; the above is a modified version of his timeline, used with permission. The Computer History Graphing Project tries to build a graphical image of computer history, in particular operating systems, http://comp-hist.sourceforge.net/ See also: History of computing hardware - up to third generation (1960s) History of computing hardware (1960s-present) -.
Timeline of computing 1980-1989 - Timeline of computing 1980-1989 This article presents a detailed timeline of events in the history of computing from 1980 to 1989. For a narrative explaining the overall developments, see the related History of computing. Computing timelines: 500 BC-1949, 1950-1979, 1980-1989, 1990-present 1980 Mycron releases the first commercial 16-bit microcomputer, the Mycron 2000. This computer is used by Digital Research as the development platform for the CP/M-86 operating system. 1980 "DOS addresses only 1 Megabyte of RAM because we cannot imagine any applications needing more." Microsoft on the development of DOS. 1980 - June Commodore released the VIC-20, which had 3.5k of usable memory and was based on the 6502 processor. Magazines became available which contained the code for various utilities and games. A 5.25 inch disk.
Timeline of computing 1950-1979 - Timeline of computing 1950-1979 This article presents a detailed timeline of events in the history of computing from 1950 to 1979. For a narrative explaining the overall developments, see the related history of computing. Computing timelines: 500 BC-1949, 1950-1979, 1980-1989, 1990-present 1950 First commercial computer: Konrad Zuse leases his Z4 machine to ETH Zuerich. 1950 Floppy disk invented at the Imperial University in Tokyo by Doctor Yoshiro Nakamats, the sales license for the disk was granted to IBM. 1950 The British mathematician and computer pioneer Alan Turing published a paper describing what would come to be called the Turing Test. The paper explored the nature and potential development of human and computer intelligence and communication. 1951 High level language compiler invented by Grace Murray Hopper. 1951.
Timeline of computing 500 BC-1949 - Timeline of computing 500 BC-1949 This article presents a detailed timeline of events in the history of computing from 500BC until 1949. For a narrative explaining the overall developments, see the related history of computing. Computing timelines: 500 BC-1949, 1950-1979, 1980-1989, 1990-present 500 B.C The abacus was first used by the Babylonians as an aid to simple arithmetic at sometime around this date. The abacus in the form we are most familiar with was first used in China in around 1300 A.D.. 87 BC The Antikythera Mechanism A clockwork, analog computer designed and built in Rhodes. The mechanism contains the first known differential gear and was capable of tracking the relative positions of the Earth, Moon and Sun. 1500 Leonardo da Vinci produced drawings of a.
Timeline of trends in music (1990-present) - Timeline of trends in music (1990-present) See also: List of years in music, Timeline of trends in music to 1899, Timeline of trends in music (1900-1949), Timeline of trends in music (1950-1959), Timeline of trends in music (1960-1969), Timeline of trends in music (1970-1979), Timeline of trends in music (1980-1989) 1990s 1990 in music International trends Barbadian artists like Gabby, Spice and Square One bring a new sound to Trinidadian soca Mari Boine's Gula Gula, and its titular hit single, bring Saami joik-based folk to popular attention Music of Australia Aboriginal music begins a popular revitalization Music of Cameroon Les Tetes Brulées release their debut, Les Tetes Brulés, the most internationally successful recording of bikutsi Music of India A vibrant electronica scene emerges in Goa, India..
Timeline of programming languages - Timeline of programming languages This is a chronological list of programming languages. See also Alphabetical list, Categorical list, and Generational list; Programming language, Computing timeline, and History of computing hardware. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 pre 1950 2 1950 3 1960 4 1970 5 1980 6 1990 7 2000 pre 1950 Predecessor(s) YEAR PRODUCT -- Developer, Company * 1840~ FIRST PROGRAM -- Lovelace * 1945 Plankalkül -- Zuse 1950 * 1952 A-0 -- Hopper 1954 Mark I Autocode -- Brooker A-0 1954 ARITH-MATIC -- Hopper A-0 1955 MATH-MATIC -- Hopper A-0 1955 FLOW-MATIC -- Hopper A-0 1955 FORTRAN -- Backus 1956 Information Processing Language -- Newell, Shaw, Simon FLOW-MATIC 1957 COMTRAN -- Bemer FORTRAN 1958 FORTRAN II -- Backus FORTRAN 1958 Algol 58 * 1959 LISP.
Operating systems timeline - Operating systems timeline This article presents a timeline of events in the history of computer operating systems from 1960 to 2003. For a narrative explaining the overall developments, see the related History of computing hardware. 1961 CTSS 1964 OS/360 (announced) 1965 Multics (announced) OS/360 (shipped) Tape Operating System (TOS) 1966 MS/8 1967 CP/CMS ITS WAITS 1969 ACP (IBM) TENEX Unix 1970 DOS/BATCH 11 (PDP-11) 1971 OS/8 1972 MFT MVT RDOS SVS VM/CMS 1973 Alto OS RSX-11D RT-11 VME 1974 MVS (MVS/XA) 1976 CP/M TOPS-20 1978 Apple DOS 3.1 (first Apple OS) TripOS VMS 1979 Apple DOS 3.2 1980 Apple DOS 3.3 OS-9 QDOS SOS XDE (Tajo) (Xerox Development Environment) Xenix 1981 MS-DOS 1982 SunOS (1.0) Ultrix 1983 Lisa OS Coherent ProDOS 1984 Macintosh OS (System 1.0) QNX UniCOS.
History of the Internet - at the idea of non-educational use of their networks. Ironically it was the commercial Internet service providers who brought prices low enough that junior colleges and other schools could afford to participate in the new arenas of education and research. By 1994, the NSFNet lost its standing as the backbone of the Internet. Other competing commercial providers created their own backbones and interconnections. Regional NAPs (network access points) became the primary interconnections between the many networks. The NSFNet was dropped as the main backbone, and commercial restrictions were gone. Early applications E-mail had existed as a message exchanging service on early time sharing mainframe computers connected to a number of terminals. In 1971, Ray Tomlinson developed the first system of exchanging addressed messages between different, networked computers; he also introduced the.
Israeli-Palestinian conflict - The main article is: Oslo Accords. Palestinian views of the peace process See Palestinian views of the peace process Israeli views of the peace process See Israeli views of the peace process Camp David 2000 Summit After the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin in 1995, the peace process slowed to a grinding halt. The Palestinians living in the occupied territories did not see their living conditions improve. Additionally the illegal Israeli settlements, seen by the Palestinians as one of the largest obstacles to peace, were not beginning to be dismantled. Instead their population almost doubled on the West Bank even if few new settlements were constructed. This along with sporadic suicide bombing attacks from Palestinian militant groups and the subsequent retribution from the Israelis made the situation untenable. In 2000, Clinton convened.
Hacker - exists precisely because "hacking" describes a *skill set* -- akin to picking locks -- whose tools can be used both ethically and unethically, by both people who are basically ethical, and those who are not (these are two related, but separate distinctions -- what long-time system administrator has not violated a company policy by breaking into some company facility for an authorized user in order that that person can complete an important project?) This may well be the crux of the argument, in fact: so-called 'white-hat' hackers are uncomfortable at the exposure of the darker side of their skill-set, notwithstanding the fact that, like comic-book superheroes, they only utilize those skills for Good. Software cracking is the process of removing any sort of software enforced protection scheme from a piece of.
Backgammon - points nineteen to twenty-four the opponent's home board. At the start of the game, each player rolls one die. Whoever rolls higher plays the number on his own die and the number on his opponent's die as if he had rolled them both. After that players alternate turns and roll two dice at the beginning of each turn. After rolling the dice a player must, if possible, move checkers the number of points showing on each die. For example, if he rolls a 6 and a 3, he must move one checker six points forward and another one three points forward. The dice may be played in either order. The same checker may be moved twice as long as the two moves are distinct: six and then three, or three and.
CPU design - of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 General Purpose CPU Design 1.1 1950s: Early Designs 1.2 1960s: The Computer Revolution and CISC 1.3 1970s: Large Scale Integration 1.4 Early 1980s: The Lessons of RISC 1.5 Mid 1980s to Today: Synthesis 1.6 1990 to Today: Looking Forward 2 Embedded Design 2.7 Other design issues 3 See also General Purpose CPU Design 1950s: Early Designs Computers throughout the early 1950s were similar in that they all contained a central processor that was unique to that machine. Programs written for one machine would not run on another, and most often wouldn't run on other machines from the same company. Each design differed in the types of instructions they supported, and few machines could be considered "general purpose". There simply wasn't enough space to wire in a full.
September 2002 - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for September, 2002. See also: Afghanistan timeline September 2002 Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 September 30, 2002 2 September 28, 2002 3 September 27, 2002 4 September 25, 2002 5 September 24, 2002 6 September 23, 2002 7 September 22, 2002 8 September 21, 2002 9 September 20, 2002 10 September 19, 2002 11 September 18, 2002 12 September 16, 2002 13 September 14, 2002 14 September 12, 2002 15 September 11, 2002 16 September 10, 2002 17 September 9, 2002 18 September 8, 2002 19 September 7, 2002 20 September 6, 2002 21 September 5, 2002 22 September 4, 2002 23 September 3, 2002 24 September.
Rockstar North - some attention from gamers and critics for both their high-quality graphics and punishing level of difficulty. As with all the company's early games, Menace and Blood Money debuted on the Amiga, with DOS ports coming later. DMA's major breakthrough came with 1990's Lemmings, a deviously simple puzzle game that went on to sell over 20 million copies on 21 different systems (ranging from major platforms like the NES and Macintosh to such relatively obscure formats as the FM Towns and the Philips CD-i). Much of DMA's time over the next few years was devoted to Lemmings follow-ups (Oh No! More Lemmings, Lemmmings 2: The Tribes, All New World of Lemmings, and two Christmas-themed Holiday Lemmings special editions), although they did manage to release two original titles: 1992's Walker (a coolly received.
Paleoclimatology - time, suggesting that a number of creatures assigned to new phyla (particularly Hallucigenia) were actually arthropods or onychophores. Later work established that life evolved rather early in the history of the planet, perhaps as long as 4 billion years ago. Recent research suggests that life appeared on Earth just as soon as the planet cooled sufficiently for it to do so, and indeed may have arisen and been destroyed multiple times by planetismal impacts before the planet stabilized. This possibility has prompted some scientists to suggest that life is common in the universe, since it appeared so quickly here. Planet's Timeline Some of the mile stones that mark the history of the planet are as follows: 4,000Ma - earliest biogenic carbon 3,700Ma - oldest rocks 3,500Ma - oldest stromatolites 3,500Ma -.
Psychedelic music - of Matchstick Men" but also heard on hits such as Pink Floyd's "See Emily Play", the Lemon Pipers' "Green Tamborine" and Hawkwind's "Silver Machine". "I Can See for Miles" and "Pictures of Lily" by the Who, "Strawberry Fields Forever" by the Beatles and "We Love You" by the Rolling Stones are arguably the best examples of English psychedelic pop. More recent bands Recently the group Kula Shaker under Crispian Mills, created much Indian-influenced psychedelic music such as their most recent album 'Peasants, pigs and Astronauts'. British band Anomie are standard-bearers for British garage psychedelia, citing Pink Floyd and Hawkwind as their musical influences. Some electronic or electronic-influenced music now termed "ambient" or "trance" would have fallen within the category of psychedelia in the 1966 to 1990 period. Stoner rock acts like.
October 2003 - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for October, 2003. See also: Japan general election Iraq timeline Liberian crisis North Korea crisis Hutton Inquiry Bloody Sunday Inquiry Road map for peace Israeli-Palestinian conflict U.S. Presidential Election Same-sex marriage SCO v. IBM War on Terrorism Afghanistan timeline October 2003 2003 Rugby Union World Cup October 31, 2003 Japan: The trial of Shoko Asahara, accused of involvement in the 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway, ends in Japan with final statements from lawyers. The next court session is to be held in mid-February 2004. [1] Russia: The furor surrounding Yukos deepens with an outspoken statement from the Russian Prime Minister expressing deep concern about.
Numerical ordinary differential equations - is explained below). This caused mathematicians to look for higher-order methods. One possibility is to use not only the previously computed value yn to determine yn+1, but to make the solution depend on more past values. This yields a so-called multistep method. Almost all practical multistep methods fall within the family of linear multistep methods, which have the form Another possibility is to use more points in the interval [tn,tn+1]. This leads to the family of Runge-Kutta methods, named after Carle Runge and Martin Kutta. One of their fourth-order methods is especially popular. Both ideas can also be combined. The resulting methods are called general linear methods. Advanced features A good implementation of one of these methods for solving an ODE entails more than the time-stepping formula. It is often inefficient.
