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The HP-35, a scientific hand-held calculator is introduced. It sells for $395
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Barcodes are invented. They are used to help identify products
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Apple Computer is introduced. It sells for $666.66 and comes with 4 KB of RAM
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An electronic mail system is developed
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Laser Printers start to replace dot matrix printers.
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Sony introduces the first digital camera Images are stored on 2-inch floppy disks
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The internet is made available for commercial use
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The first weblogs, or "blogs" appear on the internet
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Instant messaging grows in popularity
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MySpace, a social networking website, is started