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Email
Ray Tomlinson is credited as the inventor of Email when he sent a message from one computer to another using Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET). This development laid the groundwork for a revolutionary form of communication. -
Floppy Disk
Created by Warren L. Dalziel and team, the floppy disk became the standardized storage device used by computers for more than 20 years. -
Cell Phone
Although the first commercialized cell phone appeared in 1983, Martin Cooper made the first cellular phone call with a prototype ten years prior. -
The Microcomputer
The Altair 8800, invented by Ed Roberts and produced by Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems (MITS), was a kit with no operating system, but could recognize commands via switches, and would inspire Gates and Allen to write a BASIC interpreter that would become Microsoft's first product. -
The Apple Computer
Steve Wozniak designed and built the prototype for the Apple 1 Computer to showcase it was possible to build a computer that was affordable to the builder and the buyer. His partner, Steve Jobs, implored him to sell the product, and that became the first product under Apple Inc.