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1990's Technology Timeline

  • Radio Broadcasting

    Radio Broadcasting
    Reginald Aubrey Fessenden was the first to transmit the sound of the human voice without wires. He managed the first radio broadcast on Christmas Eve in 1906 when he beamed a "Christmas concert" to the crews of the ships of the United Fruit Company out in the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.
  • First Color Television

    First Color Television
    Research staff of RCA Laboratories invented the world's first electronic, color television system.
  • The Personal Computer

    The Personal Computer
    In 1975 founders of Apple, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniac, created the first “home/personal computer”. The computer, Apple II, was launched in 1977, the personal computer was sealed in a neat plastic case, and came with a keyboard, video unit, and used removable floppy discs.
  • Nokia 1011

    Nokia 1011
    Nokia released its first cell phone, the Nokia 1011. Changing the way cell phones were viewed, Nokia was the first mass-produced GSM phone. Before the Nokia 1011, mobile phones were bigger and heavier, which made it harder to carry around.
  • Nintendo 64

    Nintendo 64
    The Nintendo was launched in Japan on June 23, 1996, it became the first console to feature an analog stick as its primary control. The Nintendo later made its way to the US where it rose to huge success for future gaming.