History or Generation of Computer from 1978-1985.. Be careful, I separate pictures and it's linked to its name, It's all yours to discover.

1. History Of Computers
1978-1985

2. 1978
-Dan Bricklin & Bob Frankston creates a first spreadsheet
program called VisiCalc Spreadsheet Software
-George Perlegos, while in Intel, develops the first EEPROM
-BBS (Bulletin Board System) is put online.
- Apple Introduces their first OS, Called Apple DOS 3.1
-John Shoch and Jon Hupp at Xerox PARC develop the first
worm
-5.25 inch floppy disk becomes an industries standards
-Richard Bartle and Rub Trubshaw creates the first MUD

3. 1979
-Epson releases the MX-80 which soon becomes an industry
standard for dot matrix printers.
-Usenet is first established. Usenet is a location where
millions of different users have access to millions of different
articles written about various different topics.
-The Motorola 68000 microprocessor exhibited a processing
speed far greater than its contemporaries
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4. 1980
-Hewlett Packard introduces its HP-85. A
microcomputer with 16kB of RAM and a 5-inch
CRT display.
-IBM introduces RISC
-Commodore ships the VIC-20, which later
becomes the worlds most popular computer
costing only $299.95.

5. 1981
-August 1980 MS DOS 1.0 was released
-The game port is first introduced on IBM
computers.
-Adam Osborne completed the first portable
computer, the Osborne I, which weighed 24
pounds and cost $1,795.
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6. 1982
-Peter Norton creates Norton Utilities
-The first luggable computer is introduced.
-Commodore introduces the Commodore 64
-Sony begins selling the first Audio CD players October 1,
1982.
- AutoCAD is introduced
-Rich Skrenta a 15-year old high school student creates the
first known Computer virus known as The Elk Cloner. …

7. 1983
-The HX-20 becomes the first notebook-sized portable
computer is introduced by Epson.
-Wang Laboratories creates the single in-line memory
module (SIMM)
-Apple introduced its Lisa.
-Novell introduces NetWare.
-Microsoft windows was announced November 10, 1983.

8. 1984
-Fujio Masuoka invents flash memmory.
-The first desktop laser printer the HP Laser Jet is first
introduced in May 1984.
-The game Tetris is first released in the USSR June 6, 1984.
-Microsoft introduces MS-DOS 3.0 for the IBM PC AT and MS-
DOS 3.1 for networks.
-IBM introduces the Enhanced Graphics Adapter (EGA) video
card with higher resolution, more colors, and a quicker response
then previous video cards.
-IBM develops EGA. (Enhanced Graphics Adapter) a video
standard with a higher resolution (640 x 350) and offers more
colors (16 from a palette of 64) when compared to earlier
standards.

9. 1984
-On January 24, 1984 the Apple Macintosh is introduced.
-Apple Introduces System 1
-IBM released its PC Jr. and PC-AT. The PC Jr. failed, but
the PC-AT, several times faster than original PC and based
on the Intel 80286 chip, claimed success with its notable
increases in performance and storage capacity, all for about
$4,000. It also included more RAM and accommodated high-
density 1.2-megabyte 5 1/4-inch floppy disks. …
-IBM PC Division (PCD) introduces its first portable
computer, the IBM Portable weighing in at 30 pounds.
-Microsoft creates a new hardware and peripheral division
March 29, 1984.

10. 1985
- Commodore introduces the Commodore 128 PC with 8502
processor 128 kB of RAM and ROM cartridge port.
-The Amiga 1000 is released.
-Software Arts assets are sold to Lotus. Software Arts is most
well known for its VisiCalc program.
-The first Gamepad is introduced by Nintendo.
-Dell releases its first computer, the "Turbo PC.“
-Microtek introduces the world's first 300-dpi black-and-white
sheetfed scanner.
-Microsoft and IBM begin collaboration on the next-
generation operating system (OS/2).

11. 1985
-CAT1 wiring is introduced.

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16. The Elk Cloner’s Virus Poem
Elk Cloner: The program with a personality
It will get on all your disks
It will infiltrate your chips
Yes, it's Cloner!
It will stick to you like glue
It will modify RAM too
Send in the Cloner!
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17. 1979
Atari introduces the Model 400 and
800 Computer. Shortly after delivery
of the Atari VCS game console, Atari
designed two microcomputers with
game capabilities: the Model 400 and
Model 800. The two machines were
built with the idea that the 400 would
serve primarily as a game console
while the 800 would be more of a
home computer. Both sold well, though
they had technical and marketing
problems, and faced strong
competition from the Apple II,
Commodore PET, and TRS-80
computers.
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18. Amiga 1000
Commodore’s Amiga 1000 sold
for $1,295 dollars (without
monitor) and had audio and
video capabilities beyond those
found in most other personal
computers. It developed a very
loyal following and add-on
components allowed it to be
upgraded easily. The inside of
the case is engraved with the
signatures of the Amiga
designers, including Jay Miner
as well as the paw print of his
dog Mitchy. <

19. IBM Portable <

20. Apple Macintosh
Apple Computer launched the Macintosh,
the first successful mouse-driven computer
with a graphic user interface, with a single
$1.5 million commercial during the 1984
Super Bowl. Based on the Motorola 68000
microprocessor, the Macintosh included
many of the Lisa´s features at a much more
affordable price: $2,500.
Apple´s commercial played on the theme of
George Orwell´s "1984" and featured the
destruction of Big Brother with the power of
personal computing found in a Macintosh.
Applications that came as part of the
package included MacPaint, which made
use of the mouse, and MacWrite, which
demonstrated WYSIWYG
(What You See Is What You Get) word
processing. <

21. Lisa
The first personal computer with a
graphical user interface, its development
was central in the move to such systems
for personal computers. The Lisa´s sloth
and high price ($10,000) led to its ultimate
failure.
The Lisa ran on a Motorola 68000
microprocessor and came equipped with 1
megabyte of RAM, a 12-inch black-and-
white monitor, dual 5 1/4-inch floppy disk
drives and a 5 megabyte Profile hard drive.
The Xerox Star — which included a system
called Smalltalk that involved a mouse,
windows, and pop-up menus — inspired the
Lisa´s designers. <

22. Epson Hx-20 <

23. Hp-85 <

24. OSBORNE I
The price made the machine
especially attractive, as it
included software worth about
$1,500. The machine featured a
5-inch display, 64 kilobytes of
memory, a modem, and two 5
1/4-inch floppy disk drives.<

25. Luggable Computer
the luggable computer is an early
computer that was easier to move than
other computers, weighing around 15
to 30 pounds. These computers had a
small CRT display and keyboard as
one unit, in some cases the keyboard
was separate. While not anything like
laptops, these computers offered
several benefits for mobility when
compared to the standard computer at
the time. <

26. Commodore 64
The C64, as it was better known, sold
for $595, came with 64KB of RAM and
featured impressive graphics.
Thousands of software titles were
released over the lifespan of the C64.
By the time the C64 was discontinued
in 1993, it had sold more than 22
million units and is recognized by the
2006 Guinness Book of World Records
as the greatest selling single computer
model of all time. <

27. VIC-20 <