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IBM introduced launched personal computers intended for consumers rather than businesses.
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The first compact disc was developed for distributing music.
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Apple introduces Macintosh, which was priced at $2,500 and the first mouse successful mouse-driven computer.
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Bjarne Stroust published the C++ programming language. The language was created and designed by Bjarne Stroustrup to make writing programs easier for the programmer.
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The worldwide web was invented. It was originally for scientists to share information between universities.