1970s Technology In the 1970s the the big things, were disco and the newest inventions . There were clothes that were brightly colored and more people were paying more attention to the home tv set rather than today where we pay attention to our cell phones and other devices not just one device the tv . In the 70s people were watching tv and listening to a radio if they had such things, but when the microprocessor Intel 4004 came around in 1971 it was a beginning of a new era. when the new Intel 4004 microprocessor came out so did the ideas of how to put it to use such as the hand held calculators, video gaming . Thanks to Intel we have video games in the 70s such as tennis for two and pong. (which was created by Atari, but Atari was originally just a training exercise. ) Hand held calculators are a new invention now and allows the user to fit one in their pockets. The microprocessor was being integrated into what would be …show more content…
The VCR would cost $1,280. That’s about $4,600 in inflation-adjusted dollars. Blank tapes were priced at $20 ($72 today). And then soon after the VCR came out Sony produced the Betamax video recording system in 1975 which allowed users to record. Furthermore This was one of the many highlights of this decade. In the 1970s decade, there were technological advancements that would change life in the future as we know it to be today. In the 1970s, there were a number of things that happened the microprocessor came out which released a new era of technology such as the household gaming consoles, like the infamous Atari system and also the pocket calculator were just a few major inventions from this decade. The 1970s technology has founded gaming, and introduces state of the art home theater systems which are some of the 1970s technological