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1970 Dynamic Access Memory (DRAM) chip
Robert H. Dennards invention to create more random cells on a single chip
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1973 Ethernet
The ability to connect multiple computers and hardware on a single network was created by an employer of Xerox, named Robert Metcalfe
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1976 An Apple a Day
Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak create the Apple computer. The first of it's kind with a single circuit board.
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1977 Apple II with color graphics
(Calvello, 2019)Jobs and Wozniak unveil the Apple II at the first West Coast Computer Faire. It boasts color graphics and an audio cassette drive for storage. Millions were sold between 1977 and 1993, making it one of the longest-lived lines of personal computers.
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1978 Laser Disc
MCA and Phillips introduced the LaserDisc approximately two years after the VHS was created and nearly five years before the Compact Disc. The first LaserDisc used in North America was for the production of Jaws.
