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MoTET is an Open-Archive Site Devoted to Research Into The Origins of Personal Computing
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. . . and Preserving Yesterday's Technology, for Tomorrow.
May 19, 1964
First Public Demonstration of the Canon 130
28th Tokyo Business Show
Held at the Tokyo International Trade Fairgrounds (Colloquially called the "Harumi Fairgrounds"), from May 19 to May 22, 1964, located at Harumi (Harumi Island), Chuo, Tokyo. The Harumi Fairgrounds was in operation from 1959 until March 31, 1996, when it was replaced by the Tokyo Big Sight exhibition center ("Tokyo Big Sight") and is the largest convention center in Japan.
October 20, 1964
Nihon Keizai Shimbun
395,000 Yen
First Known Commercial Ad
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October 27, 1965
The Sydney Morning Herald
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November 10, 1965
The Sydney Morning Herald
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December 8, 1965
The Sydney Morning Herald
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January 25, 1966
The Sydney Morning Herald
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May 4, 1966
The Sydney Morning Herald
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June 15, 1966
The Sydney Morning Herald
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June 22, 1966
The Age
Melbourne, Australia
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August 17, 1966
The Sydney Morning Herald
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March 6, 1967
The Sydney Morning Herald
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September or October 1967
Currently unknown magazine or newspaper
Source: The Old Calculator Web Museum
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