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A si-fi horror story where a computer is the antagonist is written by Dean Koontz. This book reached a huge audience, and gave people a different perspective on computers.
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During the Carter administration computers were installed in the White House. Before this the White House had funded tech. projects, but this was the first time computers were in the building.
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Instead of "Man Of The Year," TIME magazine established "Machine of the Year," and gave the title to the computer. They did this because they believed the computer better reflected the years' history.
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MIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface. It was invented by Dave Smith, and this device connects the music and tech. worlds.
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First blockbuster "Steampunk" novel, brought computers and the idea of them being more common into the world of books.
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Jurassic Park is released and the film combined different forms of technology together. Introducing people to the vivid world of special effects.
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Sell of Apple products including CDs, camcorders, MP3 players, etc. Apple computers are sold as well.
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MySpace was a new social media, introducing people of all ages to digital communication.
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In 2010 at age 6 I got my first DS with the game Mario Party, after playing on my cousins multiple items. I continued to play many more games.
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In 2013 I got my first camera for my 9th birthday.
