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# [The Early Synth Days: Electronic music, the 70s and start of Dataton](https://newsandviews.dataton.com/the-early-synth-days?hsLang=en-us)

 By [Björn Sandlund](https://newsandviews.dataton.com/author/björn-sandlund) 11. July 2020

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This week, we're adding a dash of history to the blog with an excerpt from "The Early Synth Days" by Dataton founder, Björn Sandlund. Aimed at readers with a major interest in synth history (and/or the cultural climate of 1970s Sweden!), the story begins at the world's most advanced electronic music studio and ends with a startup focused on modular solutions for playback. Read on… 

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# [A short history of projection](https://newsandviews.dataton.com/a-short-history-of-projection?hsLang=en-us)

 By [David Aleksandersen](https://newsandviews.dataton.com/author/david-aleksandersen) 27. June 2019

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Did you know that the history of projection reaches all the way back to [camera obscura](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camera_obscura) and [magic lanterns](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_lantern), but that it was the development of optics in the late 16th and early 17th century that made a major impact on projection as we know it today?

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# [Dataton’s commitment to the GDPR](https://newsandviews.dataton.com/datatons-commitment-to-the-gdpr?hsLang=en-us)

 By [David Aleksandersen](https://newsandviews.dataton.com/author/david-aleksandersen) 5. December 2017

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At Dataton, your privacy is important. That’s why we’re already preparing for the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This new legislation is designed to unify and strengthen data privacy laws for all individuals across Europe and will come into effect on May 25, 2018. Read on and see how we’re getting ready for the GDPR, plus how the new rules may affect you.

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