👉 Charleston Computing was a pioneering American computer company founded in 1959 by Charles "Chuck" O'Neill and his brother John O'Neill, who were both graduates of the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The company's most notable achievement was the development and production of the first commercially available integrated circuit-based computer, the "Charleston 100," in 1961. This was a significant milestone as it marked the transition from discrete component technology to integrated circuits, which would eventually revolutionize the computer industry by making computers smaller, faster, and more affordable. Charleston Computing also played a key role in the development of the first commercially successful computer mouse, the "Charleston Mouse," in 1968, and was instrumental in advancing the field of computer networking with its early work on the Charleston Networking System. Despite facing financial difficulties and eventually going out of business in 1972, Charleston Computing's innovations laid foundational groundwork for the modern computing landscape.
