70s Technology

By Raven7201

  • Intel 4004

    Intel 4004
    The Intel 4004 was the first programmable processor that was pushed out to the public. Fredrico Faggin, Stanley Mazor, and Ted Hoff combined their skills to make this piece of technology that further influenced today's computers. Thanks to this microprocessor we are able to have portable and desktop computers.

  • The First Handheld Phone

    The First Handheld Phone
    This phone was invented by the Motorola Company. This huge phone took 10 hours just to charge it. This is and looks completely different from how our phones look today. Nowadays phones have a more sleek and slim look and mostly every phone is a touchscreen.
    *Man in the photo was Senior Engineer Martin Cooper holding the 1973 prototype.

  • MITS Altair 8800

    MITS Altair 8800
    This is considered the first commercial personal computer. You had to build the computer with the set of instructions given to you. It looks like a monitor that comes with our desktop computers. This was invented by Ed Roberts.

  • Apple II

    Apple II
    Apple II was the first personal computer that was invented and sold to the public in 1977. It was made by Steve Wozniak the co-founder of apple. This was definitely a game changer back then and looking at the computer you can definitely see a resemblance to how our modern-day computers look as well.

  • Sony Walkman

    Sony Walkman
    The Sony Walkman was released to the public as a portable cassette player changing the way people listened to music. This was invented by the Sony Corporation because the Co-founder wanted to listen to his own music while on a plane. You can see the influence that this had while looking at other technologies like iPods and mp3 players.