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In 1971, Ray Tomlinson, invented email using the system ARPANET. Messages could only be sent to users on the same mainframe prior to Tomlinson's discovery. Tomlinson divided the communications between computers to resolve this messaging puzzle. -
In the late '60s, Warren L. Dalziel, David L. Noble, and their team of engineers were put to the test of creating a storage device while working at IBM.
The floppy disk was the industry standard for data storage for over 20 years after its conception by 197219 when it began to be commercialized on a global scale. -
Pong's original goal in 1972 was to be used as a teaching tool for its creator Allan Alcorn, not to become a commercialized gaming craze. The first time video games and sports combined was in the game Pong, which ultimately led to the development of the lucrative e-sports market. -
While not being commercial until 1983, the first Cell Phone prototype was made back in 1973 by Martin Cooper.
A cordless, mobile device call had been attempted and failed by numerous telecommunications carriers. -
When Terry Walker, Harry Garland, and Roger Melen created the first commercial digital camera in 1975, the Cromemco Cyclops, the film photography market was dominated by Kodak and Fujifilm.
A modified MOS memory chip was used in this invention by Cromemco, a business that had only been around for a little over a year. It produced digital images with a maximum resolution of 32 pixels by 32 pixels.