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IBM releases the Personal Computer
This computer was designed by a team of engineers led by Don Estridge. The original sale price was $1,565. Most PCs on the market today were modelled after this computer. It was discontinued in 1987 -
Microsoft Word is Released
Former Xerox programmers, Charles Simonyi and Richard Brodie joined Microsoft in 1981, and developed Microsoft Word. Though not initially very successful, thanks to competing processors WordStar and WordPerfect, it is now the number one word processor. -
The HP LaserJet is introduced
With a rise in demand for personal computers, came the need to be able to easily print. HP developed the printer for IBM, and it was surprisingly quiet for a machine of its time. -
Development of Digital Light Processing
This technology comes to us from Larry Hornbeck of Texas Instruments, DLP is key in projection technology. It's how we watch movies in the theater or view Slideshows in class. -
The GIF is invented
Created by Steve Wilhite from the company CompuServe. These small, easily loadable, moving pictures have become a staple of daily internet interaction.
