1959 IBM markets its first transistorized computers - the 1620 and 1790. Hybrid integrated circuits, containing only transistors, are produced. 1960 Digital Equipment Corporation produce the PDP-1. It is the first commerical computer to use a keyboard and monitor. Removable magnetic disks are introduced.
Computers start to use simple integrated circuits.
IBM markets its first integrated circuit computer - the 360. Hal eventually tries to take control of the spaceship and the humans within. The first international conference on Artificial Intelligence is held. Lexitron introduces the first word-processor. The floppy disk is introduced for data storage.