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Launch of Sputnick
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LASER invented
The LASER was invented byTheodore Maiman. It is now used to read blue-ray. LASER is an ancronym and stands for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation. -
Typewriter invented
The IBM typewriter was made to make writing faster and much neater. It also was used to save paper. It had the same pattern of keys that we use today. -
first satellite television signal relay
The first satellite television signal was relayed from Europe to the Telstar satellite over North America in 1962. -
Cassette tape invented
The cassette tape was invented by aguy named Phillip.Thia tape was first made to let people listen to pre-recorded music. they were first sold in Europe. -
launch of 1st geosynchronous satellite
The first geosynchronous communication satellite, Syncom 2, was launched in 1963. -
The first ATM
The first ATM was opened at 9:00 am. It was the first one in the US. It was in Rockville Centre New York -
first Intel microprocessor
intels 4004 chip was a all in one cpu reducing energy needs and heat generation paving the way for all the tecnology we have today. -
Motorola executive makes first cell phone call.
Motorola was the first company to produce a handheld mobile phone. On 3 April 1973 Martin Cooper, a Motorola engineer and executive, made the first mobile telephone call from handheld subscriber equipment in front of reporters, placing a call to Dr. Joel S. Engel of Bell Labs -
Microsoft founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen
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Home version of Pong released
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IBM 3800 laser printer
The first commercial implementation of a laser printer was the IBM 3800 in 1976 -
Steve Wozniak & Steve Jobs create Apple I computer
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AutoCAD created
AutoCAD was derived from a 1977 program called Interact CAD, -
Osborne 1 portable computer
The first mass-produced microprocessor-based portable computer was the Osborne 1 in 1981, which used the CP/M operating system. -
AOL founded
Founded in 1983 as Control Video Corporation, an online services company by Jim Kimsey from the remnants of Control Video Corporation -
The Apple Message Pad (predessor to the Iphone)
The MessagePad is the first series of personal digital assistant devices developed by Apple Computer for the Newton platform in 1993 -
1st use of EZPASS
E‑ZPass was first deployed on the Thruway at the Spring Valley toll plaza on August 3, 1993 -
Yahoo founded by Jerry Yang and David Filo
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Napster created
Napster was co-founded by Shawn Fanning, John Fanning, and Sean Parker. Initially, Napster was envisioned as an independent peer-to-peer file sharing service. The service operated between June 1999 and July 2001 -
Wii video game console released
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iPhone released
When Apple initially released the iPhone on June 29, 2007, it was sold exclusively with AT&T (formerly Cingular) contracts in the United States.
