1970s Significant Computer Inventions

  • Canon Pocketronic Calculator

    Canon Pocketronic Calculator
    The Pocketronic calculator shares billing with Sanyo and Sharp for bringing small portable calculators for students, engineers and any job in need of one. It introduced us to low powered chips and rechargeable batteries that allowed transporting. That's how we have our portable calculators today.
  • Pong

    Pong
    Pong was the first commercially successful video game. It introduced us to an industry that is worth billions to this day. With our amazing graphics/animations and 4k TVs we have to thank Pong for this.
  • Commercial Barcode Scan

    Commercial Barcode Scan
    The first barcode scanner was able to scan for determining product price, selling items and supplying. Without this, any store selling any sort of item would never be the same. This was huge and still is to this day.
  • Apple Computer Company

    Apple Computer Company
    In 1976 Apple was introduced to the world. It is a business, but through all the technology they developed Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak were the founders. The first computer of Apple was released in 1976 as well, but didn't make as much impact on the world. The company as a whole did so.
  • Sony Walkman

    Sony Walkman
    The first time people could individually listen to their own music of choice. It allowed a huge lift to the music business because it introduced us to privately listening to music. It gave a chance to have individual music players today.