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1982 Internet Protocol Suite
The TCP/IP (internet protocol suite) is declared the standard for all military computer networking. This was invented by the DOD or DARPA This lays the foundation for consumer internet we know today. -
1983 MIDI
MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is released with a slew of instruments by Dave Smith and Ikutaro Kakehashi this is the standard for music production in a digital environment still used today -
1983 Microsoft Word
Microsoft word releases under the name Multi-tool word for xenix systems by Charles Simonyi this is our workplace being standardized and revolutionized at the time and still used today with multiple iterations of the program. -
1985 Microsoft Windows
Windows is launched this day in 1985 by Microsoft, forever changing personal computing with an operating system that will become so widely adopted that its presence will remain for many decades to come -
1988 Optical Chip
First Optical chips are used. They use light waves created by lasers to process information. Optical computing is mainly useful for increasing bandwidth