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1970's Technology

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  • First Email

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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