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How technology revolutionised our lives
Memories of milestones from webcams to social networks, from the iPhone to home-shopping.
In a special edition of the History Hour, Max Pearson looks back at some of the major technological milestones of recent years. We hear about the Californian computer club where the founders of Apple cut their teeth, about the inventors of the webcam and about the unlikely pioneers of home shopping. Plus, the launch of the iPhone and one of the very first social networks.
PHOTO: Len Shustek, former member of the Homebrew Computer Club.
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Mon 13 Apr 202023:06GMT
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