Fourth Generation (1970-

1990)

Presented By: Group 4

Group 4 (Members)
• The use of
microprocessors, an
extension of third
generation technology,
specialized chips
developed for computer
memory and logic

Fourth Generation
(1970-1990) The Microprocessor
Age
• 1970
Introduction of
computers built
with chips that
used LSI
(Large-Scale
Integration).

1970
The Microprocessor Age (1970)
• 1971 Dr. Ted Hoff of
Intel Corporation
developed a micro
programmable
computer chip - the
Intel 4004
microprocessor.

1971
The Microprocessor Age 1971
• 1975 First Local Area
Network (LAN) -
Ethernet - developed at
Xerox PARC (Palo
Alto Research Center).
The MIT, Inc. Altair
becomes the first
commercially
successful
microcomputer.
1975
The Microprocessor Age 1975
• 1977 Apple
Computer, Inc.
founded by Steve
Wozniak and Steve
Jobs, and Apple I
introduced an easy-
to-use "hobbyist"
computer.

1977
The Microprocessor Age 1977
• 1980 Bill Gates,
founder of
Microsoft
developed an
operating system
- MS-DOS

1980
The Microprocessor Age 1980
• 1981 Introduction
of the IBM PC,
which has an Intel
microprocessor
chip and MS-
DOS operating
system.

1981
The Microprocessor Age 1981
• 1984 Apple
introduced the
Macintosh personal
computer with a
unique, easy-to- use
graphical user
interface

1984
The Microprocessor Age 1984
• -1985 Microsoft
introduced their
Windows graphical
user interface.
• -1989 Introduction of
Intel 486- the first
1,000,000 transistor
microprocessor

1985-1989
The Microprocessor Age (1985-1989)
• The massive increase in connectivity
allows computers to connect and to
share information. The use of
parallel processing, symmetric
multiprocessing or multiprocessing,
a technique for improving a
computer's performance has been
used in high-end servers and
workstations.
Fifth Generation (1991 and Beyond)
The Age of Connectivity
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