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60s
The 60s have been described by historians as the ten years having the most significant changes in history. By the end of the 60s humanity had entered the spaceage by putting a man on the moon -
Cassette Tape
The Philips Company of the Netherlands invented and released the first compact audio-cassette in 1962 More about Cassette Tapes -
Compact Disc (CD)
A compact disk is a popular form of digital storage media used for computer files, pictures, and music More about Compact Discs -
Handheld Calculator
Even in pre-historic times, bones and other objects were used to calculate arithmetic functions. Long afterward came mechanical calculators, followed by electrical calculators and then their evolution into the familiar handheld calculator.More about Calculators -
Computer Mouse
Douglass Engelbart conceived of the rudimentary mouse during a conference on computer graphics when he started thinking about how to improve interactive computing More about the Computer Mouse -
ATM
An automatic teller machine or ATM allows a bank customer to conduct their banking transactions from almost every other ATM machine in the world More about ATMs -
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70s
The 70s began the age of the practical computer made possible by the invention of the floppy disk and the microprocessor that occurred during the 70s -
Floppy Disk
The first floppy was an 8-inch flexible plastic disk coated with magnetic iron oxide and computer data was written to and read from the disk's surface More about Floppy Discs -
Ethernet
The ethernet is a system for connecting computers within a building using hardware running from machine to machine More about Ethernet -
Printers
The original laser printer called EARS was developed at the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center beginning in 1969 More about The Laser Printer -
Walkman
On June 22 1979, the Sony Walkman was launched in Tokyo. By 1995, total production of Walkman units reached 150 million and over 300 different Walkman models have been produced to date. More about the Walkman -
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80s
The 80s saw the rise of the multi-national corporations, while the growth rate during the 80s was 3.2% per year, the highest 9 year rate in American history, a complex combination of causes led to the extraordinary number of bank failures in the 80s. -
Scanning Tunneling Microscope
The scanning tunneling microscope (STM) is widely used in both industrial and fundamental research to obtain atomic-scale images of metal surfaces More about the STM -
Microsoft Windows Program
On November 10, 1983, Microsoft Corporation formally announced Microsoft Windows, a next-generation operating system that would provide a graphical user interface and a multitasking environment for IBM More about Microsoft Windows -
Cellular Phones
PCS (Personal Communication Services) systems use a different radio frequency, the 1.9 GHz band, than cellular phones and generally use all-digital technology for transmission and reception More about the Cell Phone
