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Daniel T Barnett9-Oct-18 3:25
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Many of the things listed here, like PC's, the transistor, IC's, and TV, are excellent candidates.

Electricity was the first thing I experienced. It was brought into my area the year I was born. Our house was wired when I was one year old. It brought lights, indoor plumbing and television within five years.

My first radio was a 3 transistor portable that ran on two AA batteries. Could only get one or two AM stations.

Watched nuclear power go from a miracle saver of the future to a public relations disaster.

Watched the moon landing on a color TV. Black and white from the moon, but colored announcers.

Watched C/Unix evolve from a experimental laboratory language and system to the common structure of most current languages and systems.

Cheap gas and muscle cars followed by expensive gas and crappy cars that couldn't do over 80.

Watched the Intel 4040 evolve into the 8080, to the 8086.....

Watched the stock market rise, crash, rise, crash, rise crash.....well, you get the picture.

Watched Google become a silent giant.

BUT...the most impressive and significant development, IMO, is the PVR!!!! I can watch a TV show without being blasted with commercials.

My vote: The Personal Video Recorder.
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Roger House10-Oct-18 13:34
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