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Amdahl Corporation introduces Amdahl 470
Amdahl Corporation, to compete with IBM in mainframe computer systems. The 470V/6 was the company’s first product and ran the same software as IBM System/370 computers but cost less and was smaller and faster. It was made by Gene Amdahl and was created so people could have a computer at their homes. It evolved the PC because people could take a computer home and change society by allowing average people have this. -
Computer Space is released
Using no microprocessor, RAM, or ROM, Computer Space was a simple technical design that still allowed for complex gameplay, so complex that many noted there was a steep learning curve involved in playing. It was made by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney. It was created to entertain people in the video game buss. It help the evolution of the PC because it did not use RAM or ROM. -
C programming is relased
Dennis Ritchie and his team created C based on the earlier language BCPL (Basic Combined Programming Language) and soon after re-wrote the source code for Unix in C. It was made in Bell Labs in Pennsylvania. It was created to replace the B programming to make things faster and more reliable. It changed the evolution of the PC because it made things faster for everyone in the world and would let other things develop on the program. -
Birth of modern mobile networks
Stuffed full of hackers and sometimes uniformed generals, it is pioneering wireless technology. Made in the St. Louis Missouri and made for the first WiFi for phones. it change the evolution of the PC because WiFi would start to come into homes and businesses. -
IMB 3850 storage system
3850 storage system held 4,720 cartridges, stored 236 GB, and was 20 feet long. Made in Boulder Colorado by professors and students. It was created for the purpose of storing more programming and other stuff in it. It added to the evolution of the PC because the storage of the IMB 3850 would go into laptops. https://www03.ibm.com/ibm/history/exhibits/storage/storage_3850.html -
3 1/2 inch floppy disk
Over the other contenders for the micro floppy standard, including 3-inch, 3 ¼-inch, and 3.9-inch formats. It was one of the first things that you could plug into the computer. Sony produced this product in 1981. It was made to transfer documents and files and put them on the floppy disk and put them in another computer. It evolved the PC because it would become the very small flash drive. -
Lisa Computer
The Lisa ran on a Motorola 68000 microprocessor and came equipped with 1 MB of RAM, a 12-inch black-and-white monitor, dual 5.25-inch floppy disk drives and a 5 MB “Profile” hard drive. Made by Apple and was made to be one of the first personal computers in the world. It evoloved the PC because it was a PC and there was only improving for there -
Doom the Video Game
Initially distributed via USENET newsgroups, Doom attracted a massive following. Doom players were also among the first to customize the game’s levels and appearance though ‘modding. The maker of Doom, id Software in Texas, wanted to make a game where the players could make the game different then the original. This evolved the PC because it evolved the program in the game -
DVD's come out
Its storage capacity is a huge increase over the common compact disc (CD). Two groups, made up mainly of Japanese technology companies in Tokyo had been developing competing, optical disc storage formats. It was able to store a movie on it so the use for actual film want down and that help the environment. This helped the evolution of the PC because it again evolved the programming that -
DARPA'S Centibots project
Sought to prove that up to 100 robots could survey a potentially dangerous area, build a map in real time, and seek items of interest. It was made by SRI international in Washington D.C. It has helped the evolution off the PC because the passwords on the PC have changed to face recondition and that runs on mapping and pictures and that started with the Centibots. -
Sony Hack
Hackers claiming to have accessed more than a hundred terabytes of confidential information. Referring to themselves as the Guardians of Peace in North Korea, hackers also accessed emails from top executives, possibly as a form of retaliation for the pending release of the anti-North Korean comedy The Interview. It was created to infiltrate the movie and tear it apart. This help the evolution of the PC because it made the US rethink the firewalls and protection on the PC. -
Apple Watch
Incorporating a version of Apple's iOS operating system, as well as sensors for environmental and health monitoring, the Apple Watch was designed to be incorporated into the Apple environment with compatibility with iPhone's and Mac Books. It helped the evolution of the PC because the Apple watch was wireless and did not need a cord to use. -
Your Brain Print as a Password
A camera on the computer scans your brain waves and detects your specific brain waves. Researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York are working on a biometric system that records how your brain reacts to certain images. -
Nike Mag
Shoes that are in the movie back to the Future II and Nike is into producing them. Sponsored by Nike and Micheal J. Fox, they are going to by made in California at Nike headquarters. The shoes where created for the faster way to put on shoes and stay on. http://news.nike.com/news/how-to-get-the-2016-nike-mag -
Breathalyzer Car
This car has a breathalyzer behind the wheel and the push start button has a scanner for carbon dioxide detention. It will be made by almost all major car companies. The car can sense extra carbon dioxide molecules in your breath and will not start the car. If the first does not work the next is the button that starts the car. It will sense carbon dioxide in your finger and the car will not start
