1980s Computer Science Advancements

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  • CDs (Compact Discs) Hit the Market

    CDs (Compact Discs) Hit the Market
    Invention: Compact Disc
    Inventor: Joint effort between Phillips and Sony
    Significance: CDs have proven to be more versatile and efficient than the audiocassettes they took the niche of.

  • Lotus 1-2-3 Spreadsheet Software

    Lotus 1-2-3 Spreadsheet Software
    Invention: Lotus 1-2-3 Software
    Inventor: Lotus Software
    Significance: It competed with Excel and lost, which makes it significant because this software was in production for 19 years, but when something better came along, it was discontinued because it couldn't compete with the new software.

  • First Mac Released

    First Mac Released
    Invention: Macintosh
    Inventor: Steve Wozniak/Apple Inc.
    Significance: Mac and PC are the two most popular operating systems today.

  • Windows 1.0

    Windows 1.0
    Invention: Windows 1.0, the First PC Inventor: Microsoft Significance: Like Mac, PC is one of the two most popular operating systems currently.

  • Morris Worm

    Morris Worm
    Invention: The Morris Worm Inventor: Robert Morris Significance: Worms are some of the most dangerous forms of malware, on account of being automated, unlike a virus, and the Morris Worm managed to infect over 1,000 computers. By extension, it taught us how vulnerable computers were at that time and allowed us to fix them.