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As robotresearcher implied, the startup boom/bust cycle has existed as long as capitalism has. In the past 200 years: * Railroads, 1830-1850 * Telephones, 18
by TMWNN 5y ago
As robotresearcher implied, the startup boom/bust cycle has existed as long as capitalism has.
In the past 200 years:
* Railroads, 1830-1850
* Telephones, 1880-1920
* Automobiles, 1890-1930
* Radio, 1920-1950
* Aircraft, 1910-1950
* Airlines, 1930-1985
* Television, 1945-1960
* Computers, 1950-1990
* Internet, 1995-present
The computer cycle can be subdivided into
* Mainframes (1945-1965)
* Minicomputers (1965-1980)
* Microcomputers (1975-1990)
And/or
* Vacuum tubes (1945-1955)
* Transistors (1955-1975)
* Microprocessor (1975-1990)
- umeshunni 5y agoSlight correction: * Internet, 1995-2010 * Mobile, 2010-present
- TMWNN 5y agoYou are correct; thank you for the addendum. Speaking of mobile, I could also have listed * Networks (1990-2010) Encompassing handset and equipment makers, cellular/cable/broadband networks, and ancillary entities like towers. Obviously there is overlap with Internet, but I think the two categories are separate enough, akin to the "Tech", "Media", and "Telecom" buckets of "TMT". The significance of the Mobile startup cycle starting exactly when the Internet and Networks cycles ended is left as an exercise for the reader. Two more cycles I omitted are * Newspapers (1850-1900) * Film (1920-1950)