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Alan Turing creates the first computer to break the nazi code in world war two.
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The pong computer game, created for entertainment, was the first digital computer/arcade game.
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The first one was introduced by zenith corp. it had exactly three buttons, channel up, channel down, and on/off.
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The Saturn V computer, was created so the astronauts could make the proper calculations to get to the moon.
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douglas Engelbart was the creator of the first computer mouse for easier use of a computer.
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The first microprocessor was created by Ted Hoff and Stanley Mazor. It was created to make computers smaller.
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The first message sent between two computers, only the letters L and O of log on were sent.
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Atari's first game was a simple kind of table tennis. Ball and stick logic.
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The predecessor to all game consoles, the magnavox odyssey, was created
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The first videogame generation begins, sparking the start of our modern games beginning to take shape.
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The floppy disc is released to the public and loved for its interchangeability.
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Steve jobs and apple release the first premade computer to the public.
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The second video game generation begins, signified with more complex game logic, better graphic engines, and the golden age of arcade games.
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The TRS 80, the first true desktop computer, was released to the public.
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The atari 400/800, one of the first cartridge game systems, is released to the public.
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ARPNET, the leading information system at the time, adopts TCP/IP.
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The third video game generation, also known as the 8-bit era, begin, sparked by the release of the Nintendo GameCube, it signified the rise of interchangeable cartridges for consoles.
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The first laptop was released to the public for use. It weighed 23.3 pounds.
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The first game to explore the concept that we now know as open world or free roam, Mercenary, is released.
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NIntendo releases its home entertainment system, the fir console with non-integrated controls.
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The first official computer virus, Brain, is revealed. created by two Russians, it was supposed to protect their work from theft.
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The fourth game generation begins, marked by the rivalry between Sega and Nintendo, it saw the rise of characters like Link, Mario, and Sonic.
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The first computer worm, the Morris worm, was released, it received national news coverage.
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The creation of the internet as we know it, the world wide web was released.
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The most successful algorithm based game, Minesweeper, is released.
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http://info.cern.ch/hypertext/WWW/TheProject.html First website introduced to the public.
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The first fps game, wolfenstien, was released.
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The fps game doom was released, it was the first game to have internet based multiplayer.
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The fifth video game generation begins, marked berk the creation of Sony's Playstation, handheld game devices, and 3 dimensional games.
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Sony's game console the Playstation, is released and is an instant success.
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The Digital Versatile Disc, or DVD was invented, it took CDs and VHS over by swarm as it could hold more information.
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Google is founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin. It started as a dissertation project for their mathematics PhD's.
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The sixth video game generation begins, Marked by the rise of online gaming, the release of the Xbox, the fall of Sega, and the rise of popular game series such as Call of Duty and Halo.
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The first official detection of computer spyware is made known, and the made dash for protection software starts.
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Microsoft's first console, the Xbox is release in bundle with Bungie's blockbuster Halo.
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The first computer Trojan is detected, creating a spark of distrust in advertising.
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The seventh video game generation begins with the release of the Xbox 360. Marked by things like the release of the Wii, Kinect, Playstation 3, and the DS. The 7th and 6th ran simul
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Apple releases it's first smartphone, the iphone. Its success sparks one of the most successful series of phone ever
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The eighth game generation begins (one year before the end of the sixth somehow). Sparked by the release of the wii U, and continued with the xbox one and Playstation 4. Game in this generation are defined by native HD graphics, complex logic engines, and rapid movement.
