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Timeline. 1877. Thomas Jefferson The first tape recorded voice Phonograph He also made it to were houses had electricity. Emile Berliner Invented the microphone. 1920’s. Lee Deforest Invented the Sound Film Philo Farnsworth Invented the Television. 1960.

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Timeline

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  1. Timeline

  2. 1877 • Thomas Jefferson • The first tape recorded voice • Phonograph • He also made it to were houses had electricity. • Emile Berliner • Invented the microphone

  3. 1920’s • Lee Deforest • Invented the Sound Film • Philo Farnsworth • Invented the Television

  4. 1960 • Satellite Technology developed • Optical Disc invented by David Paul Gregg • University of South Africa became a distance teaching university

  5. 1980s • Bill Gates of Microsoft Corporation develops MS-DOS for IBM personal computers (PCs) • IBM PC is introduced and becomes the computer of choice for businesses • The Hayes 300 bps smart modem is introduced • Lotus 1-2-3 software (spreadsheet/database/graphics) becomes best-selling program for IBM PCs • Beta movie camcorder invented by Sony • IBM produces the PC AT with an Intel 80286 microprocessor • Hewlett Packard produces first Laser Jet printers for PCs • Apple manufactures the Macintosh computer with a graphical user interface

  6. 1990s • Microsoft Windows 3.1 OS released with TrueType fonts, multimedia, and objecting linking & embedding • The use of digital recording tools restricted by the Audio Home Recording Act • Companies begin manufacturing computers with the Pentium processor by Intel • “Technology Standards for Teachers” released by ISTE with 13 indicators • Mosaic Web browser created by Marc Andreesen, leading to organization of Netscape Communications Corp

  7. 2001 • Digital satellite radio licenses auctioned off to two companies for $93 million and $89 million • Microsoft introduces Microsoft Office 2001 for Macintosh with Word, Excel, Entourage, and PowerPoint • Apple Computers produces Mac OS X and promotes it as the preeminent operating system • America Online (AOL) introduces Internet access with instant messaging, e-mail, and customized pages • Microsoft releases Windows XP Professional and Home versions for advanced computing • Wireless access to technology increases as carriers compete for market share through new services • Electronic texts (E-books) available via free & paid download with the ability to search, highlight, etc.

  8. 2002 • Professional-grade videos can be produced with new DVD writers, digital video cameras, & editing software • Handspring introduces the first all-in-one handheld (Treo) with e-mail, Web-browsing, and cell phone use • Friendster becomes a social networking powerhouse

  9. 2004 • Facebook begins as social media for college students and by 2006 is a worldwide hit in all demographics • Flat panel LCD monitors begin replacing CRTs, offering better display, power consumption, & no radiation • USB Flash Drives become an alternative means of backing of data in an easily transportable unit

  10. 2005 • Information distribution via blogging and podcasting become commonplace on the WWW • Spim, SPAM, spit, spyware, and phishing join viruses in computer annoyances, often transmitted via e-mail • YouTube (www.youtube.com ) invented by S. Chen, C. Hurley, & J. Karim for online video sharing

  11. 2007 • Podcasting and Vlogging increase in popularity due to easy access and use of digital audio and video • Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) extends to Wi-Fi phones with Wireless-G network & high-speed Internet • Microsoft Vista operating system with Internet Explorer 7 released, with improved security & performance • Apple produces the touchscreeniPhone, combining cell phone, iPod, and PDA with a Web browser & e-mail

  12. 2010 • Touch screen tablet computer, the iPad, released by Apple • YMax Corp, the makers of magicJack, has a new version that lets users make free calls from cell phones • Intel developed the Intel Wireless Display (WiDi) that enables users to beam computer screen images to a TV

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