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March, 1982
Commodore introduces the VICModem for the VIC-20 computer at $109.95 retail.

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April, 1982
Mr. Mitch Kapor founds Lotus Development Corporation. Mr. Kapor would later be a co-founder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, an "electronic civil rights group" that would involve itself in legal and legislative issues for cyberspace.

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May, 1982
Frank Zappa's "Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch" Album is released, with the single "Valley Girl" becoming a novelty top 40 hit. The song features Zappa's daughter, Moon Unit, riffing out "Val-Speak", including "Tubular" and "Awesome", striking off a nationwide fad of interest in Valley (and therefore California) surfer culture, much of which leaks onto BBSes.

June, 1982
Commodore Computer announces the Commodore 64 home computer.

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September 13, 1982
Fast Times at Ridgemont High, directed by Amy Heckerling, is released theatrically. This film includes actor Sean Penn's performance of Jeff Spicoli, a surfing teenager who uses terms such as "Awesome" and "radical" (rad) that quickly show up in teenage BBS culture.

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