1980s Technology Invention

  • IBM 5150 (1981)

    IBM 5150 (1981)
    IBM 5150 was introduced to the word in 1981. It was so special because it was the first computer which came in the IBM PC model. It was created by Don Estridge, an American computer engineer and his team. IBM 5150 took the world of computer to another level.
  • ZX Spectrum (1982)

    ZX Spectrum (1982)
    ZX Spectrum was a personal home computer which contained 8-bit. Sinclair Research Ltd, which was a consumer electronics company from the United Kingdom, was a company who released ZX Spectrum in 1982 in the United Kingdom. It was popular in the UK for being used for cassette tape recorders to load programs and games.
  • Motorola DynaTAC 8000x (1983)

    Motorola DynaTAC 8000x (1983)
    Motorola DynaTAC 8000x was the first commercial cell phone that is portable. It took 10 years and $100 millions (US) for Motorola company to finally released the product.
  • FUJICOLOR QuickSnap (1986)

    FUJICOLOR QuickSnap (1986)
    FUJICOLOR QuickSnap was the single-use camera. The purpose of it was to let people take photos from it easily. The Fujifilm was a photography company who invented it. It changed the world of taking photo forever.
  • Nintendo's Game Boy (1989)

    Nintendo's Game Boy (1989)
    Nintendo's Game Boy was the gaming device that was developed by Nintendo, which was a video game and multinational consumer electronics from Japan. It was portable, and it was affordable. It was extremely popular.