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The Optical Mouse
"The first two optical mice, demonstrated by two independent inventors:" one was invented by Steve Kirsch (it "used an infrared LED and a four-quadrant infrared sensor") and the second one was invented by Richard F. Lyon ("used a 16-pixel visible-light image sensor with integrated motion detection"). The original optical mice set the way for the future of all mice in use today.
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IBM Personal Computer or IBM PC,
The IBM PC model number 5150 was introduced to the public and "was created by a team of engineers and designers under the direction of Don Estridge." It was based on open architecture meaning that adding, upgrading, and swapping components was made easier compared to a closed design.
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MIDI Musical Instrument Digital Interface
"Describes a communications protocol, digital interface, and electrical connectors that connect a wide variety of electronic musical instruments, computers and related audio devices for playing editing and recording music"
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Microsoft Word
"Microsoft Word is a word processor developed by Microsoft it is virtually used by almost everyone in the world still to this day." Microsoft Word. (2020, March 13). Retrieved March 18, 2020, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Word -
Flash Memory
Flash Memory was invented by Fujio Masuka, it is a form of memory that is capable of being erased and re-programmed. One form of the this memory that is still used today can be found in the Universal Serial Bus drive or USD drive which helps in many ways.
