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Seagate ST506 Hard Disk Drive
The ST506 was the first hard drive for microcomputers developed by Seagate. It held 5 megabytes of data and cost approximately $1,500 (equivalent to $4,722.11 in 2024). Hard drives now can hold up to 30TB which is equal to 30000000 megabytes. -
Apple Lisa
Lisa was developed by Apple and it's the first commercial personal desktop computer with a graphical user interface. It was considered a commercial failure but introduced many features which would later be implemented on the Macintosh. Though it is considered the first mass-market personal computer, it had an introductory price of US $9,995 (equivalent to $31,464.98 in 2024). -
Macintosh 128K
The original Macintosh personal computer from Apple. It had an introductory price of $2,495 (equivalent to $7,854.44 in 2024) making it more accessible than Lisa, which was released the year prior. It is a landmark product that introduced the masses to a GUI and the mouse, forever changing the trajectory of personal computing. -
The C++ Programming Language
C++ is a high-level programming language created by Bjarne Stroustrup. It emerged as the dominant object-oriented language. Today C++ is used for making microcomputers and to make operating systems like Linux and Windows. -
Game Boy
The Game Boy is a handheld game console with interchangeable cartridges developed by Nintendo. It sold over a million units and brought portable video gaming to the mass market. It was a game changer for its time and showed there was a market for portable gaming causing others to attempt to replicate it's success.