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First Drive-in Opens
The first drive-in opened on Crescent Boulevard, Camden, New Jersey. The price of admission was 25 cents for the car as well as 25 cents per person. The inventor mounted a Kodak projector on the hood of his car and used a radio placed behind a screen for sound. http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa980121.htm -
The Z1 is Invented
The Z1 was created and designed by a German man named Konrad Zuse in his parents living room. it was the first functional computer and read instructions from punched tape http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000984.htm
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First Video Game Was Invented
The first video game was the Cathode Ray Tube Amusement Device, and it was created by Thomas T. Goldsmith Jr. and Estle Ray Mann. It was a missile simulator and was inspired by WWII. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_video_game -
ENIAC is Invented
ENIAC stands for Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer and was financed by the U. S. Army during WWII. It took up 1800 square feet and weighed more than 30 tons. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ENIAC -
The First Computer Modem is Invented
Modems were created to transmit data for North American air defense during the 50s. Modems send data between two computers and modem stands for modulate/demodulate. http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blmodem.htm
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The First Mouse is Invented
The first mouse was invented by Doug Engelbart but it wasn't an instant success. It was carved from a block of wood and used two wheels to move. http://lowendmac.com/musings/11mm/mouse-history.html -
The First Internet Was Invented
The first internet was ARPANET and it was not commercial. It was also said to be able to survive a nuclear attack. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARPANET -
The First Internet Cable is Invented
Ethernet was created by Robert Metcalfe and David Boggs and took several years to develop completely. It was made up of frames which contained source and destination addresses and error-checking data so that damaged data can be detected and re-transmitted ttp://wiki.answers.com/Q/When_was_Ethernet_invented
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The Apple I is Founded
Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak founded the first apple computer in Los Altos, California. It was built by hand in Job's parent's garage and they sold the computer kit for $666.66. http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_year_was_the_first_Apple_computer_invented -
IBM - PC is Introduced
The personal computer was constructed by Don Estridge and his team of engineers and designers. At first it was very expensive, $20,000, but it soon became comercialized and everyone had one in their home. http://inventors.about.com/library/blcoindex.htm
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Micosoft Windows are Invented
Microsoft called their creation Windows because it described the computing "windows" that were essential to the new system. It was truly revolutionary because you were able to switch through many programs instead of having to quit and restart each one. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/history -
Wi-Fi is invented
Wi-Fi as first creted for the use in cashier systems. Vic Hayes has been called "the father of Wi-Fi" because he helped negotiate the initial standards. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wi-Fi#History -
First USB Flash Drive Invented
The first USB flash drive was invented by Amir Ban, Dov Moran and Oron Ogdan, who were from an Israeli company called M-Systems. They were used and created for storage, the back-up and transfer of computer files. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_flash_drive#History -
The Pocket PC is Invented
The first Pocket PC was invented by Microsoft and was basically a handheld computer and personal assistant. It had some of the abilities of a modern desktop PC. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pocket_PC
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The ipad 2 Comes Out
The ipad 2 is the second tablet computer designed by Apple. It is slightly better than the original due to its 10 hour battery and it has a better camera. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPad_2
