This article presents a detailed timeline of events in the history of computing software and hardware: from prehistory until 1949.
For narratives explaining the overall developments, see History of computing. [[Prehistory]]
–[[Ancient history|antiquity]]
[[Post-classical history|Medieval]]–1640
1641–1850
1851–1930
1931–1940
1941–1949
Computing timeline
Timeline of computing
1950–1979
1980–1989
1990–1999
2000-2009
2010-2019
2020-present
History of computing hardware
Notes
References
External links
A Brief History of Computing, by Stephen White.
An excellent computer history site; the present article is a modified version of his timeline, used with permission.
The Evolution of the Modern Computer (1934 to 1950): An Open Source Graphical History, article from Virtual Travelog
Timeline: exponential speedup since first automatic calculator in 1623 by Jürgen Schmidhuber, from "The New AI: General & Sound & Relevant for Physics, In B. Goertzel and C. Pennachin, eds.: Artificial General Intelligence, p. 175-198, 2006."
Computing History Timeline,  a photographic gallery on computing history
Computer History by Computer Hope
Timeline of Computer History by Computer History Museum
1949 Category:History of computing
