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IBM launches the personal computer. It would go on to pave the way for the advance of commercial computers leading to what the public use today.
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The compact disk is released by Phillips and Sony as a form of storage. It is still relevant in society today's as it is used to store a multitude of software and information.
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Apple releases the first personal computer with a GUI in their new Lisa computer. This technology would evolve in the form of the Macintosh computer and be used in the programing of many technologies know today.
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The use of DNA fingerprinting is developed within the United Kingdom. This technology leads to the application of forensic science in the field of law and biotechnology integration.
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The first dot-com domain name is register. This entails the birth of the internet that with lead civilization into the age of information.
