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This Day in Technology History

October 1, 1982 – The CD player becomes available for public comsumption, thanks to Sony.

This Day in Technology History

September 10, 1846 – the first practical sewing machine is patented by Elias Howe. Find the full story here from Wired Magazine online.

This Day in Technology History

August 17th 2000 – Nielsen/NetRatings releases that over 50% of households in the United States have internet access.

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July 13th, 1937: “Guy Hart, the general manager of the Gibson guitar company, is granted the first patent for guitar pickup.”
For the full story on this event in technology history from Wired Magazine, click on this link: Gibson Plugs In The Electric Guitar

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1939 – During the World’s Fair, Franklin Delano Roosevelt became the first US president to appear on television.
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March 31, 1999 – The Wachowski brothers release The Matrix, the first in a series of three movies that redefine cyberfiction. Not only did the film gross $460 million dollars worldwide but it was also the first DVD to sell over 3 million copies in the U.S.
Read the full Wired article here.

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1983 -  “Lotus Development Corporation begins selling its spreadsheet application for Microsoft DOS, called 1-2-3.”

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This Day in Technology History

In 1974, the Altair 8800 microcomputer went on sale. With 256-byte memory and no keyboard, it represents a small step towards greater technology development.
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Source: Wired

This Day in Technology History

Happy Birthday to the Computer Mouse!
Despite even our best attempts at teaching users about keyboard shortcuts, I’m sure none of us could imagine our lives without the mouse.
Read more about the “mother of all demos” on December 9th, 1968.
If you need some less wordy entertainment, visit the gallery “40 Years of Mighty Mouse“.
Source: Wired Magazine [...]