The team of John and Taupin joined Dick James's DJM Records as staff songwriters in 1968, and over the next two years wrote material for various artists, like Roger Cook and Lulu. Taupin would write a batch of lyrics in underr an hour and give it to John, who would write music for them in half an hour, dispoosing of the lyrics if he couldn't come up with anything quickly. For two years, they wrote easy-listening tunes for James to peddle to singers. Their early output included an entry for British song for the Eurovision Song Contest in 1969, called "Can't Go On (Living Without You)" It came sixth of six songs. During this period, John also played on sessions for other artists including playing piano on The Hollies' "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" and singing backing vocals for The Scaffold. On the advice of music publisher Steve Brown, John and Taupin started writing more complex songs for John to record for DJM
Bravo is developed for the Xerox Alto computer. It is the first WYSIWYG program for a personal computer. Gary Kildall, of Microcomputer Applications Associates, develops the CP/M operating system for Intel 8080-based systems Motorola introduces its 6800 chip, an early 8-bit microprocessor used in microcomputers and 9 industrial and automotive control devices. The 6800 was designed by Chuck Peddle and Charlie Melear. ALTAIR Altair was one of the first successfully sold personal computer kits for do-it-yourself computing fans. No monitor, no keyboard Keyboard and cassette drive can be added Oscilloscope can be attached to be used as a display ALTO 1974 Xerox releases the Alto computer A personal computer to be used for research , Cost: $32,000 Never produced for profit First serious machine to feature a modern user interface: windows, mouse, etc invented by Engelbart in 1964
jaoks, 1978. a teeb COBOL-i(progekeel) APPLE ALGUS – 1974. a said inspiratsiooni Xerox Alto arvutist(mõjutas Macintoshi väga palju), Steve Wozniak oli insener ja Steve Jobs oli pigem visionäär ja väga edukas müügimees, Jobs saab Wozniakiga kokku klubi hobitegevuse käigus ja nad panevad kokku arvuti Apple I(ilma korpuseta, et saaks ise kokku panna arvuti), ei olnud väga edukas(prooviks tehtud) 1977 KODUARVUTID – esimesed massiliselt edukad koduarvutid: Chuck Peddle- Commodore PET(6502 protsessor), Jobs ja Wozniak - Apple II(6502 protsessor), Tandy Ranio Shack – TRS- 80(Z80) VISICALC – 1979. a tegid Daniel Bricklin ja Robert Frankston VisiCalci, esimese spreadsheeti(nagu Excel), kõigepealt oli see Apple II jaoks(Apple hakkas väga hästi siis müüma) APPLE II – 1976. a hakkab Steve Wozniak töötama välja Apple II, 1977. a sai valmis, töötas 6502 protsessoriga SYMBOLICS – 1980. a loodud, spetsiaalne riistvara LISP-i programmide edukaks
Paul Allen sees the Popular Electronics issue with the Altair, and tells Bill Gates that the microcomputer revolution is just beginning. Gary Kildall, of Microcomputer Applications Associates, develops the CP/M operating system for Intel 8080-based systems. Motorola introduces its 6800 chip, an early 8-bit microprocessor used in microcomputers and industrial and automotive control devices. The 6800 was designed by Chuck Peddle and Charlie Melear. Brian Kernighan and Dennis Ritchie develop the C programming language. RCA releases the 1802 processor, running at a blazing 6.4 Mhz. It is considered one of the first RISC chips. It is used on a variety of devices, from video games to NASA space probes. Engineer David Ahl suggests Digital Equipment produce an inexpensive version of its PDP-8 minicomputer, for US$5000. Top management call the idea foolish.
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