On December 4, 1974, a hapless pizza restaurant worker answered the phone and heard a strange, robotic voice. "I'd like to order a pizza," the voice said. "A large pizza, please. Pepperoni and ...

1974: The Altair 8800 microcomputer goes on sale. It doesn't offer much, but it's the small start of a big trend toward small things. A small New Mexico company — with the big name of Micro ...