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1980's Inventions
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Sinclair ZX80 microcomputer
The Sinclair ZX80 was one of the first affordable home microcomputers. This computer was so important for the computer business because it put so many of them in a lot of homes. The ZX80 was manufactured by Sinclair Research. -
IBM Personal Computer
The IBM PC was one of the first personal computers to date. This computer used Microsoft’s MS-DOS operating system. This computer really paved the way for future personal computers. -
Commodore 64
Better known as the C64, this computer is known for selling more than 22 million units. The most impressive part of the computer was the specs. This computer came with 64 kb of ram which was impressive for this time. -
Lisa Computer
The Lisa computer was made by Apple Macintosh and was one of the first computers with a graphical user interface. This interface was very important and soon all computers would switch to this user interface. The computer came with a black and white monitor, a floppy disk drive, and 1 MB of RAM. -
Apple Macintosh
The Macintosh was made by Apple. One of the most successful parts about the Macintosh is it was the first mouse-driven computers. This computer came with all the basics like the Lisa Computer plus new applications that were all new to computers.
