This document highlights several important events in the history of digital technology: - In 1973, Martin Cooper made the first mobile phone call. - In 1975, a supercomputer cost $5 million while an iPhone with equal performance cost $400. - In 1985, the first domain name, symbolics.com, was registered. - In 1995, Amazon.com launched online. - In 1998, Andy Bechtolsheim wrote the first $100k check to Google.

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Greatest Moments in
Digital History

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April 3, 1973
Martin Cooper, a
Motorola engineer,
made the first mobile
telephone call.

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1975
Price of the fastest
supercomputer in
19751 and an iPhone 4
with equal performance
$5 million vs. $400

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March 15, 1985

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March 15, 1985
First Domain
Registered.

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March 15, 1985
First Domain
Registered.
www.symbolics.com

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July 16, 1995
Amazon.com
went online.

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Sept. 17, 1998
Andy Bechtolsheim wrote the
first check of 100k USD to
Google Inc.
If the Check Says 'Google Inc.,'
We're 'Google Inc.'

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Jan. 15, 2001
Jimmy Wales
launched
Wikipedia.com

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August 9, 2006
MySpace welcomed
its 100 millionth user

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Sept. 26, 2006
Facebook opened for
everyone

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Shifting Perspektives
Digital Future

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