Computing Timeline
From cs3043
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 |
