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1980 Development of ENQUIRE and MS-DOS begin. 1981 MS-DOS debuts. 1982 The first compact discs are sold, which would eventually replace the audiocassette in the 1990s. 1983 Computer "virus" terminology introduced by Fred Cohen. [2] Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet software launched. [3] 1984 The Apple Macintosh is released. FidoNet begins. 1985
1974: The lithium-ion battery is invented by M. Stanley Whittingham, and further developed in the 1980s and 1990s by John B. Goodenough, Rachid Yazami and Akira Yoshino. It has impacted modern consumer electronics and electric vehicles. [508] 1974: The Rubik's cube is invented by Ernő Rubik which went on to be the best selling puzzle ever. [509]
Rubik’s Cube (Original 1980s Version) eBay When the Rubik’s Cube launched in 1980, it took the world by storm and quickly became the best-selling puzzle of all time.
Roland releases the drum machine TR-808 which would end up revolutionizing music of all genres in the 1980s to a more electronic/futuristic sound. [5] The drum machine Linn LM-1, also released in 1980, was the more expensive alternative to the TR-808. It became a staple of 1980s pop music. [6]
1980: 3½-inch floppy (2-sided, 875 kB) N/A 1980: VIC-20: Commodore Business Machines 1981: IBM Personal Computer (8088 processor) IBM: 1981: MS-DOS 1.0: Microsoft: 1981 "Wet" solar cell: Bayer AG: 1982: Commodore 64: Commodore Business Machines 1982: First commercially marketed large-vocabulary speech recognition: Kurzweil Applied Intelligence ...
From the first Apple computer to the COVID-19 vaccine, here are the most revolutionary inventions that were born in the U.S.A. in the past half-century.
The 1980s was a time of big hair, neon colors, and some seriously valuable collectibles. ... However, there are several things from the 1980s nostalgic people are willing to pay top dollar for ...
The 1980s (pronounced "nineteen-eighties", shortened to "the '80s" or "the Eighties") was the decade that began on January 1, 1980, and ended on December 31, 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.