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First Email
The first email was sent by Ray Tomlinson, who stated he couldn't remember what was said, but it was a test. It was sent to a computer right next to his over ARPANET. computinghistory.org -
Winchester Hard Disk Drive
IBM introduced the very first sealed drive. It was named after the 30-30 Winchester Rifles because of the 30 MB spindles used. yourdictionary -
First Cellular Phone Call
The first phone call made with a cellular device was by Motorola engineer Martin Cooper. He had called his rivals at AT&T to let them know his invention had worked but there was silence on the other end. AARP -
First Digital Camera
Steve Sasson created the first digital camera with spare parts from the Kodak facility. It took 23 seconds to capture a single image. Far from the technology we have today, but an important step. Evolution of Digital Photography -
Apple II
Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs had released the Apple I computer in 1976 but already began to improve on it the same year. In 1977 they had made the Apple II available to the public. American History
