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IBM and Sony: Pivotal Moments in Technology History from 1955 to 2000
In the history of digital technology, IBM and Sony marked pivotal milestones across decades. In 1955, IBM acquired a patent for a pulse-transfer controlling device essential for ferrite core memory, while in 2000, Sony launched the PlayStation 2 in Japan and Intel surpassed the gigahertz barrier with the 1-GHz Pentium-III. In 1983, IBM introduced the PC XT, a key step in personal computing. These developments significantly shaped modern computing and gaming technologies.