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Pioneers of Computing Innovation

Individuals and organizations that shaped history..

Computing Innovations

←1940→

  • ENIAC, the 1st generally-programmable computer by the US Army (1946)
  • PLANKALKUL, the 1st High-Level Programming Language by Konrad Zuse (1948)

←1950→

  • SIMON, the 1st Personal Computer by Edmund Berkeley (1950)
  • AN/FSQ-7, the 1st computer with RTG Display by IBM (1951)
  • HD, the world's 1st computer hard disk drive (IBM, 1956)
  • FORTRAN, the 1st High-Level Programming Language by John W. Backus (1957)
  • BELL 101 MODEM, the first commercial-use modem (Bell Laboratories, 1959)

←1960→

  • PACKET SWITCHING (theory) by Leonard Kleinrock (MIT, 1961)
  • BASIC PROGRAMMING language by John Kemeny and Thomas Kurtz (Dartmouth College, 1964)
  • SIMULA, the 1st Object-Oriented Programming Language by Ole-Johan Dahl & Kristen Nygaard (1967)
  • PEROTTINA (Programma 101), the 1st commercial desktop computer by Pier Perotto (Olivetti, 1965)
  • ARPANET, the father of today's internet by the US Army (1967)
  • FD (Floppy disk drive), invented by IBM (1967)
  • DRAM (Dynamic Random-Access Memory) by Robert Dennard (1968)
  • UNIX, the large-scale networking OS by Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie, and other developers (Bell Labs, 1969)
  • LASER PRINTER, invented by Gary Starkweather (Xerox, 1969)

←1970→

  • INTEL 1103, the 1st DRAM chip (1970)
  • TCP/IP protocol suite by Vint Cerf and Bob Kahn (1970)
  • INTEL 4004, the 1st CPU on a single chip by Federico Faggin, Ted Hoff, and Stanley Mazor (1971)
  • eMail, invented by Ray Tomlinson (ARPANET, 1971)
  • C Programming language, invented by Dennis Ritchie (1972)
  • ETHERNET, invented by Robert Metcalfe (Xerox, 1973)
  • XEROX ALTO, 1st personal computer with a mouse-driven GUI (1973)
  • SEQUEL (later SQL), invented by Donald Chamberlin and Raymond Boyce (IBM, 1974)
  • APPLE 1, the 1st computer with a single-circuit board and ROM by Steve Wozniak (Apple, 1976)
  • COMMODORE PET, 1st widely-available educational computer (Commodore, 1977)

←1980→

  • VRAM (Video RAM), by F. Dill, D. Ling, and R. Matick (IBM, 1980)
  • MIDI, the 1st MIDI interface designed by Dave Smith and Chet Wood (1981)
  • ARM1, the 1st commercial RISC processor by Sophie Wilson and Steve Furber (Acorn, 1985)
  • AMIGA, the 1st multimedia personal computer (Commodore, 1985)

←1990→

  • World Wide Web, by Tim Berners-Lee (CERN, 1991)
  • Linux OS, by Linus Torvalds (1991)
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About BinaryValue.com -A Tribute to Innovative Computers and the Engineers Behind Them

BinaryValue.com is a tribute to the groundbreaking computers of the past and the brilliant minds who made them possible. This site honors the visionaries who worked tirelessly to design the computer systems that changed the world.

A Tribute to Innovative Computers & their Engineers..

Special thanks go to:

  • Tim Berners-Lee – Creator of the World Wide Web, and to CERN for freely sharing this world-changing invention
  • Linus Torvalds – Principal developer of the Linux kernel. Without him, building and hosting the modern web would be a luxury reserved for a few
  • Jay Glenn Miner – Father of the Amiga, and key engineer behind the Atari 2600 and 8-bit family
  • Dave Haynie – Chief engineer at Commodore International, and a vital force in Amiga's evolution
  • Sir Clive Sinclair – Inventor of the ZX Spectrum, who brought computing to millions
  • Steve Wozniak – The technical genius behind Apple’s early computers

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Atari Falcon Poster

This is a poster I created for the Atari Falcon in 2023...

Atari Falcon Poster

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Amiga 1000 Poster

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Amiga 1000 Poster

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Deluxe Paint by EA

Deluxe Paint was first released in November 1985 for the Amiga 1000. It was created by Dan Silva for Electronic Arts and quickly became a legendary graphics program. It played a key role in the creation of many computer games in the 1980s and early 1990s. Over time, newer versions were released for different systems.

Deluxe Paint is an iconic graphics editor created by Dan Silva for Electronic Arts

  • Amiga (OCS) Deluxe Paint 1,2,3, and 4 releases
  • Amiga (AGA) Deluxe Paint 4 and 5 enhanced releases

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Lucasfilm Games

LukasArts/Lucasfilm Video Games

The Short History of LucasArts/Lucasfilm

Founded in 1971 by George Lucas, Lucasfilm Ltd. was originally a film and television production company. In May 1982, the company expanded into gaming with the creation of Lucasfilm Games, which later gained worldwide acclaim for its innovative point-and-click adventure titles.

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Psygnosis Games

Psygnosis Big Boxes

Psygnosis Limited, later known as Studio Liverpool, was a legendary British video game developer based in Wavertree Technology Park, Liverpool. The studio gained international fame for its groundbreaking titles on the Commodore Amiga, many of which were packaged in large, visually stunning boxes that set new standards for video game artwork.

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