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Tally Sticks
Perhaps the most primative form of Information Technology, tally sticks were used as a means to keep track of scheduals, finances, and many other things. -
Abacus
Abaci have been used in most developing societies at some point -
Colossus
The first programable digital computer. Developed by the British to help in the decrypting of Nazi messages, specifically the Lorenz Radio Teleprenter. -
ARPANET
The first inter connected computer system to utilize TCP/IP protocol, which would form the basis for the modern day internet. -
Macintosh computer first released
One of the first consumer friendly computers to utilize a Graphical User Interface, which made computers more accessable to ordinary people, and changed how developers approach designing programs. -
Deep Blue Wins!
The IBM developed "Deep Blue" supercomputer becomes the first computer to compete against a Chess World champion , and win a game. -
185 TB Cassette tape
Sony is developing large capacity magnetic cassettes, and while it wont replace hard/flash drives in terms of speed, it can be effective for long-term storage for large format mediums such as raw cuts of 8K Films.