Technology in the decade of 1980s

By jessmont22

  • Apple II

    Apple II
    In 1977, Steve Wozniak designed the Apple II. It was launched at the 1977 West Coast Computer Faire by Jobs and Wozniak. It was Apple’s first consumer-oriented computer, aimed at American households rather than companies or commercial use.

  • Tandy RadioShack TRS-80 III

    Tandy RadioShack TRS-80 III
    In 1975, Don French, a buyer for the company Radio Shack on the West Coast, purchased a MITS Altair computer, which he used for inventory control. He became so fond of the new toy that he began designing his own kit. He tried to convince the vice president of manufacturing John Roach, the company, to develop and sell such a device. This was the initial stage in the development of the TRS-80 Computer.

  • Amstrad CPC-464

    Amstrad CPC-464
    The Amstrad CPC 464 was one of the most successful computers in Europe. More than two million computers were sold.

  • MSX Computers

    MSX Computers
    MSX was the name of a home computer in the 1980s. It was Microsoft's attempt to create a standard for hardware makers, conceived by Microsoft Japan executive Kazuhiko Nishi.

  • Atari ST

    Atari ST
    Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney founded Atari in June 1972. Five months later, Atari's first product, Pong, changed gaming forever. The company quickly rolled out other arcade games. In 1977, it introduced the Atari Video Computer System (VCS) and sold millions of game cartridges over 15 years.