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HP 200A Audio Oscillator Invented
Invented by the Hewlett-Packard company in 1939. Used by Walt Disney as a sound generator. Became well know for engineers to use as a testing machine. -
Atanasoff-Berry Computer (ABC) Invented
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SWAC Invented
The National Bureau of Standards completed its SWAC (Standards Western Automatic Computer) at the Institute for Numerical Analysis in Los Angeles. -
Dataphone
AT&T designed its Dataphone, the first modem for converting digital computer data to signals for transmission across long distance networks. -
Apollo Guidence Computer
The Apollo Guidance Computer was orbiting the Earth on Apollo 7. -
The TV Typewriter
Designed by Don Lancaster, it had two memory boards and could store 512 characters. -
Sony Floppy Drives
Sony introduced and shipped the first 3 1/2" floppy drives and diskettes in 1981 -
Macintosh Launched
Apple Computer launched the Macintosh, the first mouse-driven computer. -
Worm flooded the ARPANET
Robert Morris sends a non destructive worm through the system. -
The Pentium microprocessor is Released
Helped inprove graphics and music abilities
