Technology in the 1970s
One of the biggest events in the 1970s is the creation of the company Apple. This is a very important dat in the technology timeline because this is where one of the most popular companies out there was born. Apple is the biggest competitor of electronic devices out today in 2013. Back then the only thing they had was a motherboard for a computer and it did not come with a mouse keyboard or moniter. Apple was not as popular as it is now but still this is the company that controls our generation of technology. To the left is the picture of the motherboard that apple sold.
More Technology
Another big company was formed in the 1970s as well. Many people call the company the begging of the video game generation. Its really called the atari famous for its game pong. This is a very important place in the history of technology because this was the start of everyone playing video games. This company made the video game industry big. As well as creating games atari actually made a video game system the the atari 2600. The atari inspired many to start gaming. The technology would then advance into more complex games and consoles. To the left is the atari 2600 the system that started it all.
Other tecnology in the 1970s
As well as these major things there are some not so major things that happened as well such as: the laser printer, the compact disc, more than 10 space missions, and more