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Napster
Internet music-swapping site "Napster" is created, and alarms the recording industry which mounts a massive campaign to shut it down despite First Amendment concerns. -
Recording Sales Decline
The first year recording sales actually declined -- record industry blames online music swapping as the cause and tried to advance digital copy protection schemes. -
DVD Recorders for Consumers
Consumer DVD recorders were introduced at the Comdex Consumer Electronics show in Las Vegas priced at $1000 -
E-Books Boom
Digital electronic books (E-Books) become a small part of the publishing industry, and several competing companies attempt to introduce the standards for them. -
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Tator Timeline
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Technology Recession
the "Internet Bubble" burst leading to a recession of the inflated technology industry -
Intel Revolutionizes Computer Processing Chips
Intel announces a breakthrough in the speed of computer processing chips that will make computers several THOUSAND times faster; first systems expected to be sold in 2007 -
Improved Muisic DVDs
Music DVD's are introduced which can contain 7 - 10 times the amount of music. -
TV gets Junk Mail
The TV screen gets more junked up by "crawls" -- banners at the bottom of the screen, and other distracting divisions of the screen in imitation of computer desktops. -
DVD+RW
Alternate standard for consumer DVD writable disks is introduced to stop piracy called DVD+RW -
Napster Fallout
Napster is forced to "filter out" content due to RIAA lawsuit; hints at fees to come other free peer-to-peer software including Gnutella are developed to take Napster's place -
DVD's Suceed
DVD video disk players outsell VHS video cassette recorder/players for the first time. -
iPod
Apple Computer introduces the iPod for playing mp3 files, and it is a big hit. -
TV goes Digital
The F.C.C. (U.S. Federal Communications Commision) requires all new U.S. television TV sets to include digital receivers in order to help the transition to digital transmission. -
Broadcast Standard
The F.C.C. approves a digital radio broadcast standard. Backed by Viacom. -
iTunes
Apple Computer introduces a downloadable music service via its iTunes music application, replaced illegal music downloads. -
VHS are no longer sold
Retailers Wal-Mart, Target, Best Buy and Circuit City announce they will stop selling VHS Video Cassette tapes since DVD's are now way more popular. -
Digital TV is a GO!
The U.S. Congress agreed that Standard NTSC analog TV broadcasts will cease in favor of all digital TV transmission nation-wide on February 17, 2009 -
Telegrams Ceased by Western Union
Western Union stopped delivering telegrams as of this date -ending a service in the United States that it began in 1851 -
Itunes Sells 1 Billion Songs
Itunes/Apple sold it's one billionth song on this date, proving that digital music can be accepted by the public when distributed in an easy format.