IT & Literature 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryThe USA - twentieth century changeGCSEWJEC Created by: gmc_revisingforrsCreated on: 13-11-19 17:08 Personal Computers Massive growth in sales of computers Competition between Microsoft and Apple Bill Gates launched Microsoft in 1975 Launched 20 Nov 1985 Dominated software and computer electronics development Major rival was Apple Established by Steve Jobs, Wozniak & Wayne Founded in 1976. Best known for hardware e.g. Mac computers. 1 of 4 Internet & Gaming 1991: the University of Minnesota created the first user-friendly internet interface Delphi: the first national commercial online service to provide free internet to its subscribers June 1998: Windows 98 released with browser integrated Allowed Bill Gates to take advantage of the enormous growth of the internet Significant pastime for the younger generation 1971: Computer Space became the first commercially viable video game Massive growth of computer games amongst significant technological growth 1980s: Nintendo introduced the first game console - NES, followed by Sega Mega Drive, Playstation & Xbox in 2001 2 of 4 Impact on US society Drastic impact on culture & commerce Rise of "e-mail"; text-based communication More leisure time became filled with social networking 3 of 4 The Great American Novel Literature was split between the search for the Great American Novel and counter-culture literature set out to challenge US conversation. Quest to find the novel that defined being an "American" Built on pre-WWII writers e.g. F. Scott Fitzgeralds's "The Great Gatsby" 30 years' post-war examples: Harper Lee's "To Kill A Mockingbird" Focused on issues of racial & social inequality, and **** J.D. Salinger's "The Catcher in the Rye" Focused on the madness of American society & teenage rebellion 4 of 4
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