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1. INFORMATIONPROVIDER
1981-1991 is very interesting decade, especially
when we talk about inventions. This is an era
of first computers, network and operation
systems and all this staff have changed our life
drastically.
2.
3. 1981 – THE FIRST IBM-PC WAS INVENTED.
On August 12, 1981, IBM released their new computer, re-
named the IBM PC. The first name was ‘Acorn’,
something as a code name. The “PC” stood for “personal
computer” making IBM responsible for popularizing the
term “PC”. The first IBM PC ran on a 4.77 MHz Intel
8088 microprocessor. The PC came equipped with 16
kilobytes of memory, expandable to 256k. The PC came
with one or two 160k floppy disk drives and an optional
color monitor. The price tag started at $1,565, which
would be nearly $4,000 today.
4.
5. 1984 – THE APPLE MACINTOSH WAS
INVENTED.
“Hello, I am Macintosh. Never trust a computer you cannot lift… I’m glad
to be out of that bag” – talking Macintosh Computer.
On January 24, 1984, Apple announced the Macintosh to its Board of
Directors – and to the world.
6.
7. 1988 – DIGITAL CELLULAR PHONES WERE
INVENTED.
In 1988, the Cellular Technology Industry Association was established to work
with the cellular service operators and researchers to identify new technology
requirements and set goals.
8.
9. SONY XC-1980
In 1980, Sony marketed a commercial color videocam using a CCD. The
world's first commercial color video camera to utilize a completely solid state
image sensor, a charge-coupled-device, or CCD. It was also the smallest
camera on the market, weighing only 2.8 pounds. We believe we were the first
digital camera history web site to provide a photo and information concerning
this camera.
10.
11. 1985: NINTENDO ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM
(GAMES)
Atari’s collapse at the beginning of the 1980s was as swift and dramatic as its rise.
Electronics makers and retailers alike believed that videogame-only devices were
just a stop on the road to the dominance of personal computers.
