1980's Computer / Technology Inventions

  • 1980 - Invention of the Compact Disc

    1980 - Invention of the Compact Disc
    Sony & Phillips / James Russell created the first Compact Disc. This invention was the start of music storage and having different songs or movies in one place.
  • Early 1980s - Invention of Camcorders

    Early 1980s - Invention of Camcorders
    In the early 1980's Sony created the first Camcorder. It was the Betamovie BMC-100. Camcorders are not used as much today as it was in the 80's / 90's. There are many households who have stacks of old home videos filmed on camcorders.
  • 1983 - Invention of the Nintendo

    1983 - Invention of the Nintendo
    Fusajiro Yamauchi created the Nintendo. The Nintendo was the beginning of many more gaming consoles created. This invention led the way for the hours of entertain for young people.
  • 1984 - Invention of the CELL PHONE

    1984 - Invention of the CELL PHONE
    Dr. Martin Cooper invented the first cell phone - the Motorola DynaTAC 8000X which had a low battery life. The cell phone is likely, in my opinion, the most universally used invention today.
  • 1985 - Inventions of Microsoft Windows

    1985 - Inventions of Microsoft Windows
    Bill Gates created Microsoft Windows OS in 1985. Microsoft Windows continues to be the main OS in every computer used today.