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Upstart is a discontinued event-based replacement for the traditional init daemon—the method by which several Unix-like computer operating systems perform tasks when the computer is started. It was written by Scott James Remnant , a former employee of Canonical Ltd.
By the end of the decade, it had virtually ceased to exist. On the bright side, the upstart computer industry flourished during the 1980s. The U.S. balance of trade grew increasingly unfavorable; the trade deficit grew from $20 billion to well over $100 billion.
The PowerPC 601, developed by IBM, Motorola and Apple Computer, was released. This was the first generation of PowerPC processors. 1992 The last "luggable" computer of the Compaq Portable series, the Compaq Portable 486, was released. 1992 IBM ThinkPad 700C laptop created. It was lightweight compared to its predecessors. [2] March 1992
Date Location Event January United Kingdom (UK) Sinclair ZX80 was released for under £100.: 22 May Japan: The game Pac-Man was released. [1]June United States (US) Commodore released the VIC-20, which had 3.5 KB of usable memory and was based on the MOS Technology 6502 processor.
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Cambridge Computer. Cambridge Z88; Camputers Lynx; CAP computer; Commodore Amiga 600 (A600) - Assembled in a former Timex factory in Scotland. Commodore Amiga 1200 - Assembled in a former Timex factory in Scotland. Compukit UK101; Dragon 32/64; Elliott Brothers (computer company) Enterprise (computer) Ferranti MRT; Flex machine; Gemini ...
Here's the deep dish direct from Pizza Planet: Back in the early '90s, the then-upstart computer-animation company known as Pixar was trying to recruit A-list stars to join the vocal cast of their ...
Discontinued computer lineup in 2016; computer business restructured as Dynabook Inc. in 2018, with majority of its shares sold to Sharp Corporation the same year; remaining shares sold to Sharp in 2020: TriGem — South Korea: 1980: 2010: Bankruptcy: Trilogy Systems — United States: 1980: 1985: Acquired by Elxsi: TRW Inc. — United States ...