The first computer, called the Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer (ENIAC), was developed during World War II by the US government and was the size of a room.
The first computer mouse was invented by Douglas Engelbart in 1964 and was made of wood.
The first computer virus, called Creeper, was created in 1971 as an experiment but it accidentally spread to other computers.
The first personal computer, called the Altair 8800, was created in 1975 and was sold as a kit that had to be assembled by the user.
The first laptop computer, called the Grid Compass, was created in 1982 and weighed 8.5 pounds.
The first computer game, called Pong, was created in 1972 and was a simple game of ping-pong that could be played on a television screen.
The first computer animation, called "Hummingbird," was created in 1972 and was a short film that was shown at the SIGGRAPH conference.
The first search engine, called Archie, was created in 1990 and was used to search for files on FTP servers.
The first website, called "info.cern.ch," was created in 1991 and is still available today.
The first digital camera, called the "Kodak DCS 100," was created in 1991 and was used primarily by professional photographers.
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