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1960-1969
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Touch-Tone Telephone
touch-Tone Telephone introduced -
The 1st working laser
The 1st working laser was demonstrated in May by Theodore Maiman at Hughes Research Laboratories. -
COBOL
COBOL, a high level business application language, is developed by a committee headed by Dr. Grace Hopper. -
Telstar satellite
1st trans-Atlantic satellite broadcast via the Telstar satellite. -
Spacewar!
The 1st video game, Spacewar!, was invented -
Relay 1
1st trans- Pacific satellite broadcast via the Relay 1 satellite. -
Syncom 2
The 1st geosynchronous communications satellite, Syncom2 is launched. -
Sketchpad
Sketchpad was the 1st touch interactive computer graphics program. -
Telcan
Video recorder The Nottingham Electronic Valve company produced the 1st home video recorder called the Telcan. -
Minicomputer
The 1st successful Minicomputer, Digital Equipment Corporation’s 12-bit PDP-8, was marketed. -
Computer Mouse
Douglas Engelbart had invented the computer mouse in 1964. -
Total of computers is 18,000
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Chips
3rd generation computers, with their controlling circuitry stored on chips, are introduced. -
IBM System/360
The IBM System/360 computer is the 1st family of compatible machines, merging science and business lines. -
BASIC
The programming language BASIC was created by Dr. John Kemeny. He was the leader of the developement. -
Idea of Video Games
Ralph Baer had come up with the idea of video games in1966. He had played the 1st two-player game, which he lost, in 1967. -
PAL and SECAM
PAL and SECAM broadcast color television systems started publicly transmitting in Europe. -
The 1st Automatic Teller Machine
The 1st Automatic Teller Machine was opened in Barclays Bank, London. -
Arpanet
Arpanet, (Advanced Reaserch Project Agency Network) the research-oriented prototype of the internet, was introduced. It is considerred to be the predecessor of the internet. -
CCD
CCD invented at AT&T Bell Labs, used as the electronic imager in still and video cameras.
