Index

Computer Inventions in the 1980s

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    The 1980s

  • The IBM PC

    The IBM PC
    Made by a team at IBM led by Don Estridge, this was the very first personal computer that allowed for massive amounts of third party technology to be developed for it.
  • The Nintendo Entertainment System

    The Nintendo Entertainment System
    The original Nintendo game console by Nintendo. It revolutionized gameing consoles entirely.
  • The Cellular Phone

    The Cellular Phone
    The very first cellular phone by Motorola. It was expensive and had a small battery life, but people lined up to buy it when it released.
  • The Apple Macintosh

    The Apple Macintosh
    One of the first widely commercially available computers. Also one of the first computers to use an interface not solely based on text interaction.
  • Microsoft Windows

    Microsoft Windows
    It had a slow start, but quickly became one of the most used operating systems in computers ever, even today!