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first TV remote control
The first TV remote control, called "Lazy Bones," was developed in 1950 by Zenith Electronics Corporation -
The first color television sets go on sale
it was on sale for about $1,175 in the US, , but many Americans did not enjoy it until the late 1960s or so, when set prices dropped -
First hard disk (5MB) invented by IBM.
The IBM 350 Disk File, invented by Reynold Johnson, was introduced in 1956 with the IBM 305 RAMAC computer. The disk drive created a new level in the computer data hierarchy, -
microchip was invented
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Jack Kilby is one of these men. His invention of the monolithic integrated circuit - the microchip - some 40 years ago at Texas Instruments -
first inflight movie
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China explodes its first Nuclear bomb
more infoChina successfully exploded its first atomic bomb. The Chinese people had finally developed their own nuclear technology. -
first ATM (Automated teller machine)
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s a computerised telecommunications device that provides the clients of a financial institution with access to financial transactions in a public space without the need for a cashier -
floppy disk
more infoThese disks were 8 inches in diameter and were read-only, like a CD-ROM, meaning no data could be written to them by the user. -
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Visicalc
more infoVisiCalc becomes the first spreadsheet programVisiCalc sold over 700,000 copies in six years. -
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first version of Windows, Windows 1.0.
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Digital cellular phones invented.
more infoare the second generation (2G) of cellular technology. They use the same radio technology as analog phones, but they use it in a different way. -
The radiowaves
more infoThe radiowaves were blasting Bryan Adams, C+C Music Factory, Paula Abdul, Color Me Badd, and EMF.
