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IBM Releases the IBM PC
Though Apple beat IBM to market with its personal computer, the Apple I, by 5 years, the IBM PC had an enormous impact on the world. IBM's reputation along with the affordability of the machine spawned an entire industry of software developers and eventually clone makers. -
Commodore Releases the Commodore 64
In 1983, Commodore Computers released it's newest personal PC the Commodore 64. This system was remarkable in many ways but perhaps the most remarkable aspect was that the C64 could outperform it's competitors at a fraction of the price. Further, it was attractive to professionals and families alike given its extensive library of available games and programs. -
Apple Introduces The World To The Graphical User Interface (GUI)
In 1984 Apple introduced the first Macintosh computer. For the first time in history, the personal computer was attractive to non-geeks who were interested in technology but had no technical know-how when it came to working with a command prompt. This advance laid the groundwork for every single computer and smartphone available on the market today -
Automated LISTSERV
In 1986, email was given a huge boost by the introduction of LISTERV. LISTSERV automated email list management allowing recipients to subscribe or unsubscribe and users to send bulk email messages. -
Photoshop
Photoshop was released in 1988. This program built on the technology of the time and just managed to do what its competitors did better. Today, the term "photoshop" is used as a verb to describe editing digital images much like how "Kleenex" is used to describe tissue.
