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Alexey made nothing from the game, since under the Communist Regime it was owned by the people. However, after the collapse of Communism he was able to move to the USA where he now works for Microsoft. July 1985 US Commodore released the Amiga, based on a 7.16 MHz Motorola 68000 and a custom chipset. It was the first home computer to feature ...
The worm was launched from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and caused considerable damage. In 1989, its creator became the first person indicted under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act . December – Europe obtains its first permanent connection to the Internet, by satellite between Princeton University and Stockholm, Sweden .
The 1980s (pronounced "nineteen-eighties", shortened to "the '80s" or "the Eighties") was the decade that began on 1 January 1980, and ended on 31 December 1989.. The decade saw a dominance of conservatism and free market economics, and a socioeconomic change due to advances in technology and a worldwide move away from planned economies and towards laissez-faire capitalism compared to the 1970s.
A jumbotron, [1] sometimes referred to as jumbovision, is a video display using large-screen television technology . The original technology was developed in the early 1980s by Mitsubishi Electric [2] and Sony, which coined JumboTron as a brand name in 1985. [3] Mitsubishi Electric sold their version of the technology as Diamond Vision.
Pages in category "1980s in technology" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
R2E CCMC Portal laptop. The portable microcomputer "Portal", of the French company R2E Micral CCMC, officially appeared in September 1980 at the Sicob show in Paris.The Portal was a portable microcomputer designed and marketed by the studies and developments department of the French firm R2E Micral in 1980 at the request of the company CCMC specializing in payroll and accounting.
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Papermaking, a 2nd-century Chinese technology, was carried to the Middle East when a group of Chinese papermakers were captured in the 8th century. [76] Papermaking technology was spread to Europe by the Umayyad conquest of Hispania. [77] A paper mill was established in Sicily in the 12th century.