... , radio, and any other published or non-published way of sharing ideas with the masses. The invention of what is called the V-chip is just another example of automatic censorship that is restricting the spread of ideas and the truth about how the world can be. The ... chip is designed to automatically block out television shows and movies considered to be controversial or inappropriate for children. (Censorship, Helpful or Hindering?) This ... in theory but what happens to such violent dramas as "Shindler's List" or "Saving Private Ryan" that will soon be used for educational purposes? W...

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... the less reliable vacuum tubes in computers. 1961 Bob Noyce (who later founded Intel Corporation) and Jack Kilby invent the first integrated circuit, which miniaturizes electronic circuitry into a single silicon chip. 1964 IBM introduces the System/360 computer. Configured as a system, it takes up nearly the same space as two tennis courts. 1965 Digital Equipment Corporation unveils its PDP-8, the ... first relatively small-sized computer (a "minicomputer"). 1969 A networking system called ARPANET is born; it is the beginning of the Internet. 1971 Intel introduces its 4004 processor (a "...

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