OLD TECHNOLOGY 1

Vintage Computing

100

Released in 1977, this computer sparked the PC revolution

What is the Apple II?

200

First commercially successful personal computer from IBM

What is the IBM PC ?

300

This processor powered the original IBM PC?

What is the Intel 8088 ?

400

First widely-used computer mouse was introduced with this computer

"What is the Apple Lisa?"

500

First successful portable computer, weighing 24 pounds

"What is the Osborne 1?"

Classic Gaming

100

First successful home video game console

"What is the Magnavox Odyssey?"

200

Iconic arcade game released in 1978

"What is Space Invaders?"

300

Nintendo's first handheld console

"What is the Game & Watch?

• Game & Watch (1980)
• Game Boy (1989)
• Game Boy Color (1998)
• Game Boy Advance (2001)
• Nintendo DS (2004)
• Nintendo 3DS (2011)
• Nintendo Switch (2017 – hybrid console)

400

Sega's mascot who debuted in 1991

"Who is Sonic the Hedgehog?"

500

First console with built-in CD-ROM drive

"What is the Sony PlayStation?"

Old Networks

100

First widely-used dial-up speed

"What is 56k?"

200

Predecessor to modern Wi-Fi

"What is infrared networking?"

300

First commercial online service

"What is CompuServe?"

400

First popular email client software

"What is Eudora?"

500

Original networking protocol suite

"What is TCP/IP?"

Retro Phones

100

First commercially available cell phone

"What is the Motorola DynaTAC 8000X?"

200

Popular flip phone design feature

"What is the antenna?"

300

First digital cell phone standard

"What is GSM?"

400

First smartphone operating system

"What is Palm OS?"

500

First phone with built-in email

"What is the BlackBerry?"

Ancient Storage

100

First practical floppy disk size

"What is 5.25 inches?"

200

Early computer storage medium

"What are punch cards?"

300

First consumer CD format

"What is CD-ROM?"

400

First popular portable storage device

"What is the Zip Drive?"

500

First removable hard drive format

"What is Bernoulli Box?"