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`APPENDIX B
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`APPENDIX B
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`TIMELINE OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
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`Broadband arrives. Fast internet access became widespread, leading users to want faster browsing and
`web site display) (see, e.g. https://gcn.com/Articles/2007/12/06/25‐years‐‐A‐technology‐
`timeline.aspx?Page=3)
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`WIFI came out, users became interested in more battery – efficient laptop computers since they didn’t
`need a network cable, so were cable free as long as the battery held out.
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`AGP graphics port introduced, faster video display
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`DVDs prompt users to want faster displays to display video
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`Li‐Ion battery makes laptop computers more practical and longer lasting without power cable
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`Intel Pentium II 233 was a big improvement in speed over Pentium
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`Powerful Apple Mac desktop G3 became a thing to be desired by Mac users for its speed
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`Intel MMX chip provides faster multimedia processing
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`Facebook craigslist and Netflix became objects of web browsing desire, stimulating desire for computers
`with faster displays (see, e.g., http://www.computerhope.com/history/1997.htm)
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`In 1996, computers were just a very good typing machine. In 1997 all the above stuff happened
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`No broadband in 1996, see above for 1997 arrival (see also
`http://techblogbiz.blogspot.com/2006/08/technology‐1996‐what‐we‐had‐and‐hadnt.html)
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`Microsoft proposes On Now fast startup for computers, makes an otherwise fast computer available
`quickly instead of in minutes
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`USB and FireWire appear, allow much easier connection of peripherals
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`Large screen monitors, and small inexpensive computers will make their debut (see
`http://www.nytimes.com/1996/04/09/science/personal‐computers‐your‐new‐1997‐pc‐or‐maybe‐
`not.html)
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`Continuous speech recognition appears, taking advantage of faster processing (see
`https://books.google.com/books?id=040APvtF3UwC&pg=PA4&lpg=PA4&dq=pc+breakthroughs+1997&s
`ource=bl&ots=NUqEfAoJUZ&sig=gGGtwzt6yUk5qZhMuLXP9MifmiM&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjI97Cs
`mNnSAhXoqVQKHUWlDO8Q6AEIUzAJ#v=onepage&q=pc%20breakthroughs%201997&f=false)
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`Papst Licensing GmbH & Co. KG's Patent Owner Response - Ex. 2006B, p. 1
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