ROCHESTER, New York (AP) - Steven Sasson knew right away in December 1975 that his 8-pound (3.6-kilogram), toaster-size contraption, which captured a black-and-white image on a digital cassette tape at a resolution of .01 megapixels, "was a little bit revolutionary.''
When anyone asked, the Eastman Kodak Co. engineer ventured that it would become a commercial reality in 15 to 20 years.
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