5. Period 1974-1988 Timeline 1974: Sesame Street launched on TV 1978: The world's first PC is demonstrated 1982: Helmut Kohl becomes chancellor of Germany; the first CD comes out 1985: Boris Becker takes the Wimbledon title Developments in logistics The EFTA and EEC treaties create the conditions under which transport and freight companies, which had previously operated on a primarily national basis, begin to work internationally. The volume of freight moved by road and air increases sharply. Advances in data processing enable companies to improve their administrative processes and present them with completely new organizational challenges. History of Dachser In 1979 the company's founder, Thomas Dachser, dies. His daughters, Dr. Christa Rohde-Dachser and Annemarie Simon, take over his shares, preserving the tradition of the family-owned company. From 1980 onwards, DACHSER makes major strategic investments in EDP and communications technologies. In 1981 DACHSER becomes the sole German member of the WACO (World Air Cargo Organisation). In 1982 the company introduces refrigerated goods services, specializing in the transportation of temperature-sensitive foods (DACHSER Food Logistics).