80's Computer History

  • Enquire

    Tim Berners Lee creates a network hypertext system used for project management but with much greater ambition
  • Seagate ST506

    Alan Schugart and Seagate Technology create the first ever hard disk drive for micro computers
  • Microsoft 85

    Bill Gates creates Microsoft 85 (windows) which is known as the most popular operating systems ever created.
  • Hyper card

    William Atkinson creates a software tool that simplifies development of in house applications.
  • Master chess player defeated

    In 1989 The first ever master chess player was beaten by a computer at chess. This was the first time such thing had ever happened causing global interest.