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The first freely programmable computer came into play.
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The first bank computers were invented. They used MICR' or magnetic ink character recognition'to read checks.
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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.