Difference between revisions of "Computing Timeline"

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* Include the year
 
* Include the year
 
* Provide at least one reputable reference. Please remember that Wikipedia is not a valid reference.
 
* Provide at least one reputable reference. Please remember that Wikipedia is not a valid reference.
* Include your first and last name in the appropriate columns.  
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* Include your first and last name.
* DO NOT include an event that is already present. If someone else has added the event, please choose a new one.
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* If someone else has added an event already, please make any modifications that you see fit and then add your name next to the other person's name.
 
* DO NOT copy items from Keith Pray's timeline.
 
* DO NOT copy items from Keith Pray's timeline.
  
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! Description
 
! Description
 
! References
 
! References
! First Name
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! Name
! Last Name
 
 
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| 2000 BC
 
| 2000 BC
 
| The abacus is invented. A frame made out of wood holding rods with sliding beads on them, used to aid in arithmetic calculations.
 
| The abacus is invented. A frame made out of wood holding rods with sliding beads on them, used to aid in arithmetic calculations.
 
| http://www.ee.ryerson.ca/~elf/abacus/history.html
 
| http://www.ee.ryerson.ca/~elf/abacus/history.html
| Joshua
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| Joshua Cuneo
| Cuneo
 
 
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| 1986
 
| 1986
 
| National Science Foundation funds a 56Kbps cross-country network backbones
 
| National Science Foundation funds a 56Kbps cross-country network backbones
 
| http://www.walthowe.com/navnet/History.html
 
| http://www.walthowe.com/navnet/History.html
| Joshua
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| Joshua Cuneo
| Cuneo
 
 
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Revision as of 14:20, 24 August 2017

Add your items to the list of events below. You must do the following for each item:

  • Preserve the order of events
  • Include the year
  • Provide at least one reputable reference. Please remember that Wikipedia is not a valid reference.
  • Include your first and last name.
  • If someone else has added an event already, please make any modifications that you see fit and then add your name next to the other person's name.
  • DO NOT copy items from Keith Pray's timeline.


Date Description References Name
2000 BC The abacus is invented. A frame made out of wood holding rods with sliding beads on them, used to aid in arithmetic calculations. http://www.ee.ryerson.ca/~elf/abacus/history.html Joshua Cuneo
1986 National Science Foundation funds a 56Kbps cross-country network backbones http://www.walthowe.com/navnet/History.html Joshua Cuneo