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The 70's
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Floppy disk
IBM puts first floppy disk on the market. Allowing for data to be saved and easily shared. -
Email
Inventor Ray Tomlinson was able to create a way to send messages between multiple computers. This laid way for communicating electronically with people worldwide. -
UPC
First item scanned using UPC, invented by Norman Joseph Woodland. This created an easier way to track products. -
Commercial digital camera
Created by Harry Garland, Roger Melen and Terry Walker. This eventually turned into a convenient way to take pictures without film and transferring images to a computer. -
Home computer
Desktop computer for the consumer market. Produced by Apple Inc., Tandy radio shack and Commodore Intl.