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The Digital Age began when digital computers and related technologies were developed, in the second half of the 20th Century. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... A digital system is one that uses numbers, especially binary numbers, for input, processing, transmission, storage, or display, rather than a continuous spectrum of values (an analog system) or non-numeric symbols such as letters or icons. ... The tower of a personal computer. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the...

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Beginning of Digital Age

The digital age arguably began with early computers such as the Atanasoff-Berry Computer and ENIAC. Computers became consumer items in 1977 with the introduction of models such as the Commodore PET, Radio Shack TRS-80, and Apple II, and became more or less ubiquitous by the late 1990s. Diagram of the ABC pointing out its various components The Atanasoff-Berry Computer, constructed in the basement of the The Atanasoff-Berry Computer was the first electronic digital computer [1] [2] and was a major step in the history of computing . ... ENIAC ENIAC, short for Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer, was long thought to have been the first Turing-complete electronic computer. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... The PET (Personal Electronic Transactor) was a home-/personal computer produced by Commodore starting in the late 1970s. ... RadioShack Corporation (formerly Radio Shack) (NYSE: RSH) runs a chain of electronics retail stores in the United States, as well as parts of Europe. ... TRS-80 Model I. TRS-80 (also affectionately or derisively known as the Trash-80) was the designation for several lines of desktop microcomputer systems produced by the Tandy Corporation and sold through its RadioShack stores in the late-1970s and 1980s. ... The Apple II was one of the most popular personal computers of the 1980s. ... The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive. ...

Innovations

• Atanasoff-Berry Computer - electronic digital computer - 1939
• ENIAC general purpose electronic digital computer - 1946
• Earliest form of the Internet - 1969
• Personal computer - late 1970s
• Email - 1971
• World Wide Web - 1990-1991
• Cellular phones - 1984, mainstreamed late 1990's and early 2000's
• Webcams 1990's mainstreamed 2000's
• Broadband (mainstreamed) 2000's
• Wireless networking - early 2000's
• Online gaming communities 2000's
• GPS mainstreamed mid 2000's
• Satellite Radio - about 2003

Diagram of the ABC pointing out its various components The Atanasoff-Berry Computer, constructed in the basement of the The Atanasoff-Berry Computer was the first electronic digital computer [1] [2] and was a major step in the history of computing . ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... ENIAC ENIAC, short for Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer, was long thought to have been the first Turing-complete electronic computer. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... E-mail, or email, is short for electronic mail and is a method of composing, sending, and receiving messages over electronic communication systems. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... This NeXTcube used by Berners-Lee at CERN became the first Web server. ... This article is about the year. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cellular redirects here. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Events and trends Technology Explosive growth of the Internet; decrease in the cost of computers and other technology Reduction in size and cost of mobile phones leads to a massive surge in their popularity Year 2000 problem (commonly known as Y2K) Microsoft Windows operating system becomes virtually ubiquitous on IBM... This article is about the decade starting at the beginning of 2000 and ending at the end of 2009. ... A web camera (or webcam) is a real time camera whose images can be accessed using the World Wide Web, instant messaging, or a PC video calling application. ... This article is about the decade starting at the beginning of 2000 and ending at the end of 2009. ... Broadband in general electronics and telecommunications is a term which refers to a signal or circuit which includes or handles a relatively wide range of frequencies. ... This article is about the decade starting at the beginning of 2000 and ending at the end of 2009. ... Wireless networks are telephone or computer networks that use radio as their carrier or physical layer. ... This article is about the decade starting at the beginning of 2000 and ending at the end of 2009. ... This article is about the decade starting at the beginning of 2000 and ending at the end of 2009. ... Over fifty GPS satellites such as this NAVSTAR have been launched since 1978. ... This article is about the decade starting at the beginning of 2000 and ending at the end of 2009. ... A satellite radio or subscription radio (SR) is a digital radio that receives signals broadcast by communications satellite, which covers a much wider geographical range than terrestrial radio signals. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

See also

• 1980s
• 1990s
• 2000s
• Information Age
• Computers
• Internet
• Generation Y