Computer technology 1980-1990

ST506 Hard disk drive

1980

This hard disk drive was able to hold 5 times the amount of megabytes of information than a floppy disk was able to hold. This was invented by Seagate technology

Commodore 64

1982

This computer was known for impressive graphics for its time. Millions of these computers were sold until it was discontinued. The inventor was Jack Tramiel.

Bernoulli Box

1983

This was used to store large amounts of information and transfer that information from one computer to another using hard-disk technology.It was able to store multiple times the amount of information than a standard floppy disk. This was created by Daniel Bernoulli.1983

The Macintosh

1984

Apple's first Macintosh computer. This was also the first computer that was successfully driven by using a mouse to control it. This computer was created by Steve jobs.

SoundBlaster

1988

This was an add on sound card used to improve graphics and sound. This was created by Creative Labs.