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1971- The Beginning of Consumer Technology
1media/Kenbak-1_thumb.jpeg2022-07-06T00:06:25+00:00Dianne Sanchez Shumwaycebf33b775182a1705dfec7188306245482120a613https://www.computerhistory.org/revolution/personal-computers/17/297/1151 The Kenbak-1, released in early 1971, is considered by the Computer History Museum to be the world's first personal computer. It was designed and invented by John Blankenbaker of Kenbak Corporation in 1970, and was first sold in early 1971.plain2022-07-06T00:50:57+00:001971Dianne Sanchez Shumwaycebf33b775182a1705dfec7188306245482120a6
1media/floppy_disks_storage_media_thumb.png2022-07-06T00:25:58+00:00Dianne Sanchez Shumwaycebf33b775182a1705dfec7188306245482120a6Storage Media (Floppy Disks)1https://www.backblaze.com/blog/history-removable-computer-storage/. The 1970s saw the rise of the floppy disk, the portable storage format that ultimately reigned supreme for decades. The earliest models of floppy disks were 8 inches in diameter and could hold about 80KB. Eight inch drives were more common in corporate computing, but when floppies came to personal computers, the smaller 5 1/4 inch design caught on like wildfire.media/floppy_disks_storage_media.pngplain2022-07-06T00:25:58+00:00Dianne Sanchez Shumwaycebf33b775182a1705dfec7188306245482120a6