80s tech
Description
"Remember "brick" cell phones, Pac-Man, Rubik's Cube, Sony Walkman, and the first music CDs? Remember all the new and exciting gadgets of the 1980s? MODERN MARVELS investigates the transition from Industrial to Information Age--a digital decade dedicated to ergonomics and entertainment. The microchip ushered in an era that revolutionized the way we work, play, and communicate. Tour Silicon Valley--birthplace of some of the greatest inventions from an amazing time of change, including the modern personal computer. Steve "Woz" Wozniak tells us about the evolution of Apple computers, and we talk to Sony--makers of the Walkman, Betamax, and the first CD players. And at Intel, makers of the first microchips, we learn why technology moves at such a fast pace"--History Channel web site (history.com).
Runtime
44 min
Series
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Date of Publication
c2006
Database
Alexander Street
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