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1970:
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Postal Reform Bill makes U.S. Postal Service a government
corporation.
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1970:
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In Germany, a videodisc is demonstrated.
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1970:
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U.S. Post Office and Western Union offer Mailgrams.
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1970:
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The computer floppy disc is an instant success.
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1971:
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Intel builds the microprocessor, "a computer on a chip."
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1971:
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Wang 1200 is the first word processor.
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1972:
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HBO starts pay TV service for cable.
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1972:
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Sony introduces 3/4 inch "U-Matic" cassette VCR.
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1972:
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New FCC rules leads to community access channels.
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1972:
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Polaroid camera can focus by itself
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1972:
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Digital television comes out of the lab.
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1972:
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The BBC offers "Ceefax," two-way cable information system.
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1972:
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"Open Skies": any U.S. firm can have communication satellites.
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1972:
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Landsat 1, "eye-in-the-sky" satellite, is launched.
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1972:
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Sony's Port-a-Pak, a portable video recorder.
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1972:
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"Pong" starts the video game craze.
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1973:
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The microcomputer is born in France.
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1973:
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IBMs Selectric typewriter is now "self-correcting."
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1974:
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hi England, the BBC transmits Teletext data to TV sets.
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1974:
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Electronic News Gathering, or ENG.
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1974:
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"Teacher-in-the-Sky" satellite begins educational mission.
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1975:
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The microcomputer, in kit form, reaches the U.S. home market.
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1975:
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Sony's Betamax and JVC's VHS battle for public acceptance.
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1975:
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"Thrilla' from Manila" substantial original cable programming.
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1976:
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Apple 1.
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1976:
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Ted Turner delivers programming nationwide by satellite.
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1976:
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Still cameras are controlled by microprocessors.
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1976:
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British TV networks begin first teletext system.
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1977:
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Columbus, Ohio, residents try 2-way cable experiment, QUBE.
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1978:
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From Konica, the point-and-shoot camera.
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1978:
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PBS goes to satellite for delivery, abandoning telephone lines.
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1978:
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Electronic typewriters go on sale.
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1979:
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Speech recognition machine has a vocabulary of 1,000 words.
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1979:
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Videotext provides data by television on command.
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1979:
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From Holland comes the digital videodisc read by laser.
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1979:
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In Japan, first cellular phone networks.
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1979:
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Computerized laser printing is a boon to Chinese printers.
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