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Intel 11034 Chip
Inventors: Joel Karp and William Regitz The first commercially available dynamic random-access memory (DRAM). Due to it small size and low price, it replaced the old magnetic-core memory in most cases. Continued step in the direction of having personal computers available for everyone -
Kenbak-1
Inventor: John Blankenbaker Considered to be the world’s first personal computer. Less than 50 of the machines were built. Was invented before the first microprocessor. Was the first true stored-program computer that offered 256 bytes of memory. The biggest thing about this invention was that it shipped as one piece. Continued step in the direction of having personal computers available for everyone -
Magnavox Odyssey
Inventor: Ralph H. Baer Was the first home video game console. The console had a limited number of games including a version of table tennis, and a simple light gun game. This console did not sell well, but was a direct inspiration for Dabney (Atari) who thought he could do better. Showed the potential of video game consoles and was part of the beginning of the commercial video game industry -
Ethernet
Inventors: David Boggs, Chuck Thacker, and Butler Lampson Is a family of wired computer networking technologies commonly used in local area networks (LAN), metropolitan area networks (MAN), and wide area networks (WAN). First developed to allow Alto computers to communicate with one another. Ethernet technology has become the backbone of modern communication and connectivity, connecting billions of devices to each other -
Sony Walkman TPS-L2
The first low-cost personal stereo cassette player. Masaru Ibuka (Sony Co-Founder) asked executive deputy president Norio Ohga to design it. Was an unprecedented combination of portability and privacy. The Sony Walkman changed people’s relationship to music. Could be claimed that it would continue to lead to innovations in the personal music device field such as MP3 players and the iPod