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Ivan Sutherland develops Sketchpad, one of the first computer-aided design programs. http://deseng.ryerson.ca/dokuwiki/mec222:brief_history_of_computer_graphics
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Astronauts walk on the Moon. www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMINSD7MmT4
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Martin Cooper develops the first handheld cellphone. https://www.uswitch.com/mobiles/guides/history-of-mobile-phones/
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First purchase of an item coded with a barcode. http://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/history-bar-code-180956704/
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Created and founded by Steve Jobs http://www.macworld.co.uk/feature/apple/history-of-apple-steve-jobs-mac-3606104/
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IBM releases its own affordable personal computer (PC).
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Compact discs (CDs) are launched as a new way to store music by Sony and Philips https://www.philips.com/a-w/research/technologies/cd/beginning.html
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Broadcast.com becomes one of the world's first online radio stations.
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Pierre Omidyar launches the eBay auction website.
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Electronics companies agree to make Wi-Fi a worldwide standard for wireless Internet.
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Apple announces their iPod MP3 music player. https://www.thoughtco.com/history-of-mp4-1992132
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iRobot Corporation releases the first version of its Roomba vacuum cleaning robot. http://www.irobot.com/About-iRobot/Company-Information/History.aspx
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Apple introduces a touchscreen cellphone called the iPhone. http://historycooperative.org/the-history-of-the-iphone/
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Amazon.com launches its Kindle electronic book (e-book) reader.
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Apple releases its touchscreen tablet computer, the iPad. https://www.lifewire.com/history-of-the-ipad-1994668
