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Hewlett-Packard is founded
David Packard and Bill Hewlett found Hewlett-Packard in 1939. The first thing they ever built was a 200A Audio Oscillator. This device quickly became popular and was even used to generate sound effects in the 1940 movie "Fantasia". -
Grace Hopper completes the A-0 Compiler
Grace Hopper invents the A-0 Compiler, which paves the way to the development of all programming languages. -
AT&T Designs its Dataphone
The Dataphone was the first commercial modem, designed specifically for converting digital computer data to analog signals for transmission across its long distance network -
ARPANET was founded
ARPANET, military network and a precursor to the internet, was founded -
Optical Fiber is Invented
Optical fiber, which allows for information to be transmitted through light, is invented by Dr. Robert Maurer and Dr. Peter Schultz. And by Dr. Donald Keck, don't forget about him -
PONG IS RELEASED
PONG WAS RELEASED! THIS DOESN'T REQUIRE DECRIPTION BECAUS IT'S SO AMAZING YOU DON'T NEED ONE! -
The Amiga 1000 is released
The Commodore's Amiga 1000 was released; it sold for approximately $1,395 and featured audio and video capabilities beyond those found in most other personal computers of its time.
