Amaya Toman Among other things, computer technology is also a great helper for people living with various handicaps. Today we will remember the day when a man after a stroke managed to control a computer with the help of an electrode in his brain. In addition, the official start of sales of the PlayStation 2 console in the United States will also be discussed.
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The Thought Controlled Computer (1998)
On October 26, 1998, the first case of a computer controlled by a human brain occurred. A man from Georgia - war veteran Johnny Ray - was almost completely paralyzed after a stroke in 1997. Doctors Roy Bakay and Phillip Kennedy implanted a special electrode in the patient's brain, which allowed JR to "write" simple sentences on a computer screen. Johnny Ray was the second person to be implanted with this type of electrode, but he was the first to successfully communicate with a computer using his own thoughts.
PlayStation 2 sales launch (2000)
On October 26, the popular PlayStation 2 game console officially went on sale in the United States. The console first went on sale in Japan in March 2000, and customers in Europe received it in November of the same year. The PS2 offered compatibility with the PS1's DualShock controllers, as well as previously released games. It became a huge success, selling more than 155 million units worldwide. More than 2 game titles have been released for the PlayStation 3800. Sony produced the PS2 until 2013.
