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Rotary Phones, the 300 Model
The 300 model of the rotary telephone is developed and includes a bell inside the phone, introducing a classic look for phones across black and white movies for decades. (photo from https://www.sparkfun.com/products/retired/8929) -
The VCR
The first video cassette recorders were being sold to consumers via Sony's Betamax- now consumers could record, watch, and re-watch their favorite movies and shows. -
The Sony Walkman
Before the thought of iPods was even breached, the Sony Walkman was sticking to the sides of teenagers and young adults everywhere, but still used cassettes, not CDs. (photo from https://www.anaitgames.com/noticias/vita-diseno-walkman-takashi-sogabe) -
CDs
CD's or compact disks hit the consumer market through music stores giving a new more convenient way to store music than bulky cassettes. (photo from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:OD_Compact_disc.svg) -
Mosaic Browers for Internet
The first browser, named Mosaic, took off in 1994 and kicked off the World Wide Web explosion within four years. -
Internet2 to High Schools
Select high schools in Washington, Virginia, Michigan, Missouri,and Oregon receive access to Internet2 for educational purposes (photo from https://www.internet2.edu/).