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Bill Hewlett challenged his co-workers to create a scientific calculator that could fit into his shirt pocket. They did just that. The HP-35 helped HP become one of the most supreme companies in the handheld calculator market for more than twenty years.
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The Apple II included a main logic board, keyboard, case, manual, game paddles and a cassette tape which had the game Breakout. It had amazing color graphics for its time. Millions of Apple II's were sold and thousands were given to schools.
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The first IBM personal computer was based on a 4.77 MHz Intel 8088 microprocessor and used Microsoft's MS-DOS operating system. By becoming the first PC to gain widespread adoption by industry, the IBM PC revolutionized business computing.
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Macintosh was the first successful mouse-driven computer with graphical user interface. It was based on the Motorola 68000 microprocessor. It cost about $2,500 back in the day.
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At CERN, the world's largest physics laboratory, British physicist and programmer, Tim Bernes-Lee, submits two ideas for what will become the web. Neither of them are approved. He goes on anyway and by Christmas of 1990, he had produced a prototype "World wide web".
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Apple creates its first handheld computer with the Newton. Apple's president called it a "personal data assistant". The Newton featured many things that handheld computers would contain in the future.
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The first camera phone was invented in November of 2002. It was produced by Sharp and released in Japan by J-phone. It was called the J-SH04. It was able to take photos at 110,000-pixel resolution, or 0.11 megapixels. Only 2,000 of these were sold weighing at less than .5 kilograms.
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The Iphone is a combination of web browser, music player, and a cell phone, which could download new functionality in the form of "apps" from the online Apple store. It also has a built-in GPS navigation, high definition camera, texting, calendar, voice dictation, and weather reports.
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When I was 7, my parents got me and my brother a Wii for Christmas. As a seven year old, I found this Wii the most extraordinary thing that I've ever owned. I had all the popular games, like Just Dance, Wii sports, and Mariokart, and I would play these games with all my neighborhood friends.
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When I was eleven my parents gave me a kindle Fire HD. It was the first tablet I ever had and it changed the way I read and got information for school. I could download books to read anywhere and could research things for school.
