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Electric Typewriter
Inventor: IBM The electric typewriter was huge in the 1960s. Instead of having to work on a massive machine, you could work on a much smaller one, and its portable. Now we don't really use type writer, but instead we use a keyboard. The keyboard and type writer have a very similar layout. -
Bell 103 Modem
Inventors: AT&T The Bell 103 Modem was the first ever modem. It was used to transfer data. Now almost every home has it, because of internet. -
Computer Mouse
Inventors: Bill English and Douglas Engelbart The computer mouse was a wooden block with wheels and a button. Now every computer uses a mouse. Not like the original one but same idea. Now its a senor with a scroll wheel, left click and right click, and maybe even more buttons depending on the mouse. -
Random Access Memory
Inventor: Robert Dennard Ram was used to access data easily, and still is today. -
Automated Teller Machine
Inventor: Barclays Bank The automated teller machine was a machine where you had easy access to your money. Nowadays they are just called ATM's and are everywhere. At every mall, grocery store, gas station, etc.