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THE HOME MICROCOMPUTER IN 1977

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FULL-SCALE TELEVISION IS NEAR

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FOR MAXIMUN USER CONVENIENCE

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RADIO DRAMA DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1974

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Host  E.G. Marshall

The format of CBS Radio Mystery Theater was similar to that of classic old
time radio
shows like Suspense, and The Whistler, in that the episodes were
introduced by a host (E. G. Marshall) who provided brief commentary during
the program which aired from January 6, 1974 till the final episode December
31, 1982.

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1974 Sony Marconi Table Top Radio.

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THE MICROCOMPUTER ON THIS DAY IN 1975

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The MITS Altair 8800 microcomputer was designed in 1974 and was sold by mail
order through advertisements in Radio-Electronics, and in other magazines. It is
widely recognized as the spark that ignited the microcomputer revolution.

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Microsoft’s Bill Gates

The first programming language for the Altair 8800 was Microsoft‘s founding
product, Altair BASIC.

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