The 1970’sLaying the groundwork

1970: The first ATM

1970: Optical fibers developed for Internet

1971: Invention of the floppy disk

1971: Intel introduces first microprocessor

1971: First computer virus introduced

1972: First home video game console introduced

1973: First online community emerges

1975: First computer language written for personal computers

1975: First personal computer offered for sale

1979: Technology developed which would make cell phones possible