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Computer inventions
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Linux
Linus Torvalds created the open source operating system Linux. This became the biggest platforms for well known internet companies like Google and Amazon. -
Nokia 1011
Nokia released its first cell phone, the first mass-produced GSM phone on the market. It was much smaller than the other cellphones on the market, making it much more appealing and easier to carry around for the masses. -
Nintendo 64
It was first released on June 24, 1996 in Japan, September 29, 1996 in North America, and March 1, 1997 in Europe and Australia. It brought gaming to 4 people on the same console, and helped seal video games as more than just a fad for children of the late 80's -
MP3 player
MP3 was introduced as an audio coding standard in 1994. It was based on several audio data compression techniques, including the modified discrete cosine transform (MDCT), FFT and psychoacoustic methods. In 1997, the world's first MP3 player, the MPMan F10, was developed by a South Korean company SaeHan Information Systems. -
Google
Co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin created the world's largest search engine Google.