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The Z1. The first functional modern computer using binary code.
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The first email was sent by Ray Tomlinson. The first message consisted of "something like QWERTYUIOP."
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Although Pong is highly regarded as the first video game, Magnavox Odyssey was the first video game.
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The Osborne 1 was the first laptop created.
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The first Apple Macintosh Computer was revealed by Steve Jobs and his team. It was roughly $2,500 in price. Follow this link to know more about the Macintosh Computer: https://www.thoughtco.com/who-invented-the-macintosh-4072884
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The first domain name ever registered was Symbolics.com. The domain is still up and running today as "The Big Internet Museum." Click on the link for more information: http://symbolics.com/museum/
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The first photograph ever uploaded to the World Wide Web was from a musical group call Les Horrible Cernettes.
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Joe McCambley ran the first banner ad ever online. It went live in October 1994 on HotWired.com and it promoted 7 art museums, sponsored by AT&T.
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The first book purchased on Amazon was Douglas Hofstadter's Fluid Concepts and Creative Analogies: Computer Models of the Fundamental Mechanisms of Thought in 1995.
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The first recognizable social media site, Six Degrees, was created in 1997. It enabled users to upload a profile and make friends with other users.
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The first YouTube video posted was posted by co-founder Jawed Karim at the San Diego Zoo. It was uploaded on April 23, 2005 and has been watched nearly 10 million times.
The video can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNQXAC9IVRw
