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Pong is released
Engineer Al Alcorn was hired to make a car driving game but when they realized it was too complex for the time he was told to create a ping pong game. Pong launched the modern video game era. -
First Atari was made
The first Video Computer System was created. It was designed to be connected straight to a TV and was very popular. -
Movie Tron was released
The use of computer-generated graphics took a big leap when Disney released Tron. It was one of the first movies to use such graphics. -
Pixar was founded
Pixar was originally called Special Effects Computer Group. It was bought by Steve Jobs and he reamed it Pixar. It was later bought by Disney. -
First Play Station in North America
They released the Play Station came out in Japan in 1994 and then came out in North America a few months later. It was great success and is still dominant in the home gaming market -
IBM's deep blue beats chess champion
IBM created an AI chess champion. It beat World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov. -
Minecraft is invented
Minecraft was invented by Markus Perrson. In MInecaraft you can build anything and do challenges. Minecraft is very successful and has received many awards. -
Bitcoin
Bitcoin was created by Satoshi Nakamoto. Bitcoin allows you to pay for things with an online currency. Bitcoin led the way for many other online paying apps. -
Siri
Siri is a built-in feature on almost all Apple products. It was first made on the Apple iPhone 4s. It is a thing that responds to people by searching the web quickly. -
Apple Watch
An apple watch is a computer built into a watch. It can do many things that a phone can do and can even check your heartbeat and blood pressure.