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First computer mouse is patented
Inventor, Douglas Engelbart, patents the first computer mouse. -
Shakey the robot becomes the world's first electronic person
Invented by the SRI, the robot can use a TV camera, laser range finder and bump sensors to collect data and could move at a speed of 2 meters per hour. -
First person to die from video games
Jeff Dailey (19-year old) becomes the first person to die from video games. Dies from a heart attack after receiving a score of 16,660 on Berzerk. -
Microsoft works is invented
Microsoft Works was an office program that had a word processor, spreadsheet, database and other office applications. -
Photoshop is introduced
Created by brothers John and Thomas Knoll, the program was intended as a tool for manipulating images that were digitized by a scanner, which was a device that was hard to get in those days -
First web server is set up
Tim Berners- Lee successfully sets up the first web server at info.cern.ch -
First SMS text message sent
Neil Papworth uses his personal computer to send the first SMS text message to the phone of Richard Javis -
Yahoo! was founded
It's founders were Jerry Yang and David Filo. Yahoo! was Jerry's guide to the world wide web originally. -
Apple opens the ITunes store
Artists slowly start recording songs to be sold for profit on ITunes. -
Apple introduces the iPhone
They introduce the iPhone to the public at the Macworld Conference & Expo -
Apple introduces it's first ipad
The iPad has capabilities such as a hi-definition camera, access to the iTunes store, and improved audio/video. -
The first all-robotic surgery
The surgery was performed at Montreal Hospital. DaVinci is a surgical robot that can be controlled by surgeons from remote locations, and McSleepy is an anesthesia robot.
