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Criteria: Event		 AKA (Also Known As) Label on Back Product Number Year of introduction Classification
(Events): 19100213: SHOCKLEY William is born, Transistor Inventor       19100213 Event
(Events): 19231108: KILBY Jack is born, Integrated Circuit Inventor       19231108 Event
(Events): 19460507: SONY is founded       19460507 Event
(Events): 19471223: Birth of the Transistor at BELL       19471216 Event
(Events): 19480701: BELL's Press release describing the Transistor       19480701 Event
(Events): 1954: TRAMIEL Jack starts COMMODORE       1954 Event
(Events): 195706: CASIO established       195706 Event
(Events): 19580912: Demo of the first IC by KILBY Jack @ TEXAS INSTRUMENTS       19580912 Event
(Events): 19610912: Birth of SIGNETICS, the first IC Company       12-sep-1961 Event
(Events): 196203: Industry's first DTL IC announced at IEEE       mar-1962 Event
(Events): 196703: CASIO opens European office in Zurich, Switzerland       mar-1967 Event
(Events): 19670329: CAL-TECH presentation by KILBY Jack @ TEXAS INSTRUMENTS       29-mar-1967 Event
(Events): 196709~: CASIO enters the US and Canadian Market       sep-1967 Event
(Events): 19680718: INTEL is founded       18-jul-1968 Event
(Events): 19680805: NIPPON CALCULATING MACHINE <> NCR Agreement       05-aug-1968 Event
(Events): 196811: NOYCE Bob from INTEL prospects HAYAKAWA/SHARP       nov-1968 Event
(Events): 19681120: NIPPON CALCULATING MACHINE <> COMPUTER DESIGN Agreement       20-nov-1968 Event
(Events): 196901~: Over 20 companies are developing MOS technology       ~jan-1969 Event
(Events): 196907~: DICTAPHONE enters the electronic calculator market       ~jul-1969 Event
(Events): 19690710: National Office Machine Dealers Association       10-jul-1969 Event
(Events): 196908: GEC Semiconductors does take over MARCONI-ELLIOT       aug-1969 Event
(Events): 196911: BUSICOM largest single sale in the USA via ZUCKERMANDEL         Event
(Events): 19691109: Students served by WANG Calculator       09-nov-1969 Event
(Events): 1970~: Mr. Rocket       ~1970 Event
(Events): 19700206: INTEL<>BUSICOM agreement for development Chips       06-feb-1970 Event
(Events): 197003: Birth of SIGNETICS MEMORY SYSTEMS       12-sep-1961 Event
(Events): 197006~: SHARP claims 35% of the World calcs., employs 25.000       ~jun-1970 Event
(Events): 197006~: VICTOR announces making calcs with chips from FAIRCHILD       ~jun-1970 Event
(Events): 197007: AMI develops a MOS 6-chip set for arithmetics       jul-1970 Event
(Events): 197007: AUTONETICS becomes ROCKWELL MICROELECTRONICS       jul-1970 Event
(Events): 197007: ELECTRONIC ARRAY announces DIY Calculator Chipset       jul-1970 Event
(Events): 19701118: MOSTEK creates the first calculator-on-a-chip       18-nov-1970 Event
(Events): 197012~: GENERAL INSTRUMENT first Calculator Chip       ~dec-1970 Event
(Events): 1971 ~Early: NORTEC ELECTRONICS closes IC-deal with OMRON       sep-1971 Event
(Events): 197103: Start SANYO France       mar-1971 Event
(Events): 197107~: TEKTRONIX buys CINTRA       21-jul-1971 Event
(Events): 197111: INTEL introduces 4004 Microprocessor)       nov-1971 Event
(Events): 1972: ROCKWELL buys UNICOM         Event
(Events): 19720306: Japan Office Equipment Exhibition       06-mar-1972 Event
(Events): 197209~: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS makes debut in electronic calculators       20-sep-1972 Event
(Events): 197301~: US market is dominated by 20 Japanese calculator makers       ~jan-1973 Event
(Events): 197305: LAMSON Industries sells SUMLOCK ANITA to ROCKWELL       01-jun-1973 Event
(Events): 197306~: SONY stops production of calculators       01-jun-1973 Event
(Events): 197309~: AMERICAN METRICS buys MASTER CALCULATOR       ~sep-1973 Event
(Events): 19731231: Fifteen Million calculators were sold in 1973       31-dec-1974 Event
(Events): 19740906: GILETTE enters the calculator market       06-sep-1974 Event
(Events): 197502~: BOWMAR files for reorganization under Chapter XI       11-feb-1975 Event
(Events): 197506~: BOWMAR ends calculator production       03-jun-1975 Event
(Events): 197507: GENERAL INSTRUMENT exports 1M pocket kits to the USSR       jul-1975 Event
(Events): 197602: CBM opens production for pockets @ Eaglescliffe Cleveland       05-feb-1976 Event
(Events): 197609: COMMODORE acquires 100% MOS Technology Inc.       sep-1976 Event
(Events): 19770631: ROCKWELL throws in the towel in electronic calculators       31-jun-1977 Event
(Events): 1978: NEC buys ELECTRONIC ARRAYS       1978 Event
(Events): 1978~: TRIUMPH-ADLER buys DIEHL (Data)       1978 Event
(Events): 19800624: HAYAKAWA Tokuji (SHARP) passes away       24-jun-1980 Event
(Events): 19801231: SHARP produces 60 Million electronic calculators a year       31-dec-1980 Event
(Events): 19830000: VOLKSWAGEN buys TRIUMPH-ADLER       1983 Event
(Events): 19840608: TI files a complaint for unfair import of 184 pockets       08-jun-1984 Event
(Events): 19871030: BRATTAIN Walter dies, Transistor co-Inventor       13-oct-1987 Event
(Events): 19890812: SHOCKLEY William dies, Transistor Inventor       12-aug-1989 Event
(Events): 19900324: WANG An passes away       24-jan-1971 Event
(Events): 1990603: NOYCE Robert passes away       03-jun-1990 Event
(Events): 19910130: BARDEEN John dies, Transistor co-Inventor       19080523 Event
(Events): 19920819: WANG collapses into bankruptcy       19-aug-1992 Event
(Events): 199301: SIGNETICS becomes PHILIPS SEMICONDUCTORS         Event
(Events): 199512: ZUSE Konrad dies, Computer pioneer       dec-1995 Event
(Events): 199603: PACKARD David dies, Co-founder HEWLETT-PACKARD       mar-1996 Event
(Events): 1999~: ROCKWELL stops semiconductor production       ~1999 Event
(Events): 20050720: KILBY Jack dies, Integrated Circuit co-Inventor       19231108 Event
(Events): 20051200: SHARP Recognized with IEEE Milestone       200512 Event
(Events): 20070110: CASIO is selling his one Billionth electronic calc.       20070110 Event
(Events): 20120408: TRAMIEL Jack dies, COMMODORE founder       20120408 Event
(Events): 20160330: FOXCONN finalises SHARP takeover       20160330 Event
(Events): 20200805: FUTABA VFD-withdrawal       20200805 Event
(Events): 20230324: MOORE Gordon (INTEL co-founder) passes away       20230324 Event
(Expo): 01. CALCULATE!
Gent, Belgium
2015		       20150518 Event
(Expo): 02. TECHNIKUM29
Kelkheim, Germany
21-jun-2015		       20150621 Event
(Expo): 03. HEINZ-NIXDORF Museum
Paderborn, Germany
21-jul-2015		       20150721 Event
(Expo): 04. BLETCHLEY PARK
United Kingdom
14-sep-2017		       20170914 Event
(Expo): 05. THE NAT. MUSEUM OF COMPUTING
United Kingdom
14-sep-2017		       20170914 Event
(Expo): 06. COMPUTER MUSEUM NAM-IP
Namur, Belgium
07-oct-2017		       20171007 Event
(Expo): 07. LE MUSÉE BOLO
Lausanne, Switzerland
01-nov-2018		       20181101 Event
(Expo): 08. BONAMI
Zwolle, Netherlands
13-jan-2019		       20190113 Event
(Expo): 09. Misc         Event
TOSHIBA_events: 19690801: establishment TOSHIBA Thailand Co. Ltd     NABESHIMA Yoshiaki (Person) 01-aug-1969 Event / Event from Brand
TOSHIBA_events: 19690901: establishment TOSHIBA Canada Ltd     NAGATAKE Yoshihiro (Person) 01-sep-1969 Event / Event from Brand
           
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