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This has to be here, though I'm sure it's on almost everyone's timeline. It's importance comes from how it's used in most everything now, since most everything now also has a computer in it somehow. https://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/12/27/explorers.silicon/index.html#:~:text=The%20silicon%20chip%20was%20invented,development%20of%20the%20modern%20computer. -
How come so much of this happened before my time? Believe it or not, I had one of these when I was little; my parents had a big CD collection and would let me use it. The ability to listen to music whenever where-ever is something we take for granted now. https://pitchfork.com/features/photo-gallery/remember-the-discman-a-tribute-to-the-portable-music-players-of-1998/ -
Way before I was born right? But just having a home computer when I was young made my life much different than someone without, like having access to the internet from a young age. https://www.britannica.com/technology/personal-computer -
This was mine and many others first introduction to video games, and it's probably one of the reasons I'm still interested in technology today, as my liking of games has made me delve more into the systems and how they operate. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Nintendo-Wii -
The release of the iPod touch was my first interaction with portable technology of its kind, and it introduced me to the way more modern phones operate too. https://www.britannica.com/technology/iPod