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The Internet was created to make a network of networks so that the size of the communities would not be limited. France and Britain worked on trials, by experimenting with the concept of the Internet.
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The Laser Disc was introduced as "Discovision" by MCA and Philips. It was first sold in 1978, in North America, and was the film "Jaws". But LaserDisc players were very expensive for consumers and the Laser Disc was the first forerunner for the DVD and also CD.
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Nintendo released it's Famicom gaming system in Japan but renamed the gaming system (NES) when it was sold in North America. NES launched with eighteen avalible titles.
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Apple lauched a new model of their Macintosh computers, only this one was made portable, after five years from the making of the original. It weighed 16 pounds and sold at $6,500, not meeting the expectation of sales. http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/computers/#169ebbe2ad45559efbc6eb357200dae2
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Photoshop is an image editing software that was designed by Adobe Systems. It became popular for usage in movie making, and is still popular today.
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Airport is Apple's version of a wireless internet router designed specifically for mac. Also, the first short-range radio standard is now called "Wi-Fi".
Fi became essential in work, cafes, home, and most public places. http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/computers/#169ebbe2ad45559efbc6eb357200dae2 -
The Sims was first created in 2000, and allows players to create a home, get a job, and form relationships in this game just life real life. This game took concepts from the previous game, Sim City that was created by a team at Maxis lead by Wil Wright.
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Hulu was first created by a cooperation of US media giants Disney-ABC Television Group, Fox Broadcasting, and NBC Universal. Hulu allows watchers to steam trailors, shows, and movies.
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Apple designed it's latest model of a Macbook at the time, creating the most thin, light-weight, and long battery lasting laptop computer. By doing so, the Macbook Air was the first mass market computer to replace the hard drive with a solid state disk. http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/computers/#169ebbe2ad45559efbc6eb357203a8a7
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Created by Programmer George Fan, this game is explained in it's title. Plants Vs Zombies is a game where you can choose a plant or plants you want to defend your house, and different types of zombies try to get into your house. If your plants survive and protect your house, you move onto the next level. If they don't, you'll have to redo the level until you win.
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Xbox One was released after eight years of the Xbox 360. Although this Xbox One provides streaming entertainment options and offers Blu-Ray discs for games, this Xbox One does not offer backward compatibility for earlier Xbox games.
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Apple managed to put everything a computer requires into a compact watch. Running a version of iOS, the watch was designed to be compatible with iPhones and Macbooks.
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In 7th grade, I got my first phone. I got a silver iPhone 6s and I still have it today. My phone was supposed to be a graduation present but it became a Christmas present when my parents were tired of hearing my whining.
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This is the personal event in which my parents bought me a Macbook Air, designed by Apple. It was a middle school graduation present at the end of 8th grade, and it is very useful for school and personal use.
