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1960:
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Echo 1, a U.S. balloon in orbit, reflects radio signals to
Earth.
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1960:
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In Rhode Island, an electronic, automated post office.
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1960:
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A movie gets Smell-O-Vision, but the public just sniffs.
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1960:
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Zenith tests subscription TV; unsuccessful.
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1961:
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Boxing match test shows potential of pay-TV.
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1961:
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FCC approves FM stereo broadcasting; spurs FM development.
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1961:
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Bell Labs tests communication by light waves.
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1961:
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IBM introduces the "golf ball" typewriter
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1961:
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Letraset makes headlines simple.
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1961:
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The time-sharing computer is developed.
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1962:
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Cable companies import distant signals.
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1962:
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FCC requires UHF tuners on tv sets.
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1962:
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The minicomputer arrives.
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1962:
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Comsat created to launch, operate global system.
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1962:
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Telstar satellite transmits an image across the Atlantic.
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1963:
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From Holland comes the audiocassette.
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1963:
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Zip codes.
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1963:
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CBS and NBC TV newscasts expand to 30 minutes in color.
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1963:
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PDP-8 becomes the first popular minicomputer.
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1963:
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Polaroid camera instant photography adds color.
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1963:
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Communications satellite is placed in geo-synchronous orbit.
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1963:
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TV news "comes of age" in reporting JFK assassination.
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1964:
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Olympic Games in Tokyo telecast live globally by satellite.
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1964:
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Touch Tone telephones and Picturephone service.
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1964:
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From Japan, the videotape recorder for home use.
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1964:
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Russian scientists bounce a signal off Jupiter.
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1964:
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Intelsat, international satellite organization, is formed.
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1965:
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Electronic phone exchange gives customers extra services.
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1965:
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Satellites begin domestic TV distribution in Soviet Union.
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1965:
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Computer time-sharing becomes popular.
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1965:
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Color news film.
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1965:
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Communications satellite Early Bird (Intelsat 1) orbits above
the Atlantic.
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1965:
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Kodak offers Super 8 film for home movies.
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1965:
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Cartridge audiotapes go on sale for a few years.
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1965:
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Most broadcasts are in color.
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1965:
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FCC rules bring structure to cable television.
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1965:
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Solid-state equipment spreads through the cable industry.
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1966:
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Linotron can produce 1,000 characters per second.
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1966:
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Fiber optic cable multiplies communication channels.
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1966:
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Xerox sells the Telecopier, a fax machine.
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1967:
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Dolby eliminates audio hiss.
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1967:
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Computers get the light pen.
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1967:
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Pre-recorded movies on videotape sold for home TV sets.
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1967:
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Cordless telephones get some calls.
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1967:
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Approx. 200 million telephones in the world, half in U.S.
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1968:
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FCC approves non-Bell equipment attached to phone system.
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1968:
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Intelsat completes global communications satellite loop.
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1968:
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Approx. 200 million TV sets in the world, 78 million in U.S.
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1968:
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The RAM microchip reaches the market.
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1969:
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Astronauts send live photographs from the moon.
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1969:
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Sony's U-Matic puts videotape on a cassette.
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