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The first freely programmable computer came into play.
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Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce invented the integrated circuit'better known as the computer chip.
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Spacewar games invented the first computer video games.
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Douglas Engelbart invented the computer mouse. He called it the mouse because the cord came out the back like a tail.
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The first internet was called ARPANET. The original internet wasn't used very widely because not many people had access to it.
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Bill Gates worked with Paul Allen to develop BASIC for the Altair 8800.
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The first laptop computer'the Power Book 100'came out. There were other portable computers before this'but they were very clunky and expensive.
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Japan's SoftBank introduces the first camera phone, the J-Phone J-SH04; a Sharp-manufactured digital phone with integrated camera. The camera had a maximum resolution of 0.11 megapixels a 256-color display, and photos could be shared wirelessly. The J-Phone line would quickly expand, releasing a flip-phone version just a month later. Cameras would become a significant part of most phones within a year, and several countries have even passed laws regulating their use
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Apple's first retail outlets, one in Tysons Corner, Virginia, and the same day in Glendale, California, open for business
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iRobot’s Roomba is introduced
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