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Recent Event Highlights: first cellular network in America, First Cellular phone network, Apple I home computer invented, First nationwide programming, The computer floppy disc, The microprocessor invented, and 11 more...

Created by xxlambingtonxx on Oct 24, 2010

Last updated: 10/25/10 at 01:01 AM

• Release of internet control
  1994

  American government releases control of internet and WWW is born - making communication at lightspeed.

• CD-ROMs in computers.
  1985

  Cellular telephones in cars become wide-spread. CD-ROMs in computers.

• Apple Macintosh released.
  1984

  Apple Macintosh released. IBM PC AT released.

• first cellular network in America
  1983

  Time magazines names the computer as "Man of the Year." First cellular phone network started in the United States.

• both laptop and IBM PC first sold.
  1981

  IBM PC first sold. First laptop computers sold to public. Computer mouse becomes regular part of computer.

• Sony Walkman
  1980

  Sony Walkman invented.

• First Cellular phone network
  1979

  First cellular phone communication network started in Japan..

• Apple I home computer invented, First nationwide programming
  1976

  Apple I home computer invented. First nationwide programming - via satellite and implemented by Ted Turner.

• pay-TV
  1972

  HBO invents pay-TV service for cable.

• The computer floppy disc, The microprocessor invented
  1971

  The computer floppy disc invented. The microprocessor invented - considered a computer on a chip.

• Internet started.
  1969

  ARPANET - the first Internet started.

• Fax Machine
  1966

  Xerox invents the Telecopier - the first successful fax machine.

• Zip codes
  1963

  Zip codes invented in the United States.

• photocopiers
  1958

  Chester Carlson invents the photocopier or Xerox machine. Integrated Circuit invented - enabling the further miniaturization of electronic devices and computers.

• Computers
  1951

  Computers are first sold commercially.

• Computers
  1951

  Computers are first sold commercially.