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THE IDEAL DESKTOP COMPUTER IN 1984

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SPACE AGE WATCH DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1960

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Bulova’s  Accutron, the first electronic watch was introduced on
October 25, 1960. More than 4 million were sold until production
ended in 1977.

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Max Hetzel, inventor of the Bulova Accutron watch

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THE IBM ELECTRONIC CALCULATOR ~ 1951

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STEVE JOBS IS DEAD AT 56

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             Steven Paul Jobs  (February 24, 1955 – October 5, 2011)

         CO-founder, former chairman, and chief executive officer of Apple Inc.

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FORD’S EIGHT TRACK PLAYER DEBUTED IN 1965

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In September 1965, Ford Motor Company introduced factory-installed and
dealer-installed eight-track tape players as an option on three of its 1966
models (Mustang, Thunderbird and Lincoln), and RCA Victor introduced
175 Stereo-8 Cartridges from its RCA Victor & RCA Camden artist’s
catalogs. By the 1967 model year, all of Ford’s vehicles offered this
tape player upgrade option.

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