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Date Location Event March 1981 UK Sinclair ZX81 was released, for a similar price to the ZX80 (see 1980).: 8 April 1981 US Osborne 1 portable computer introduced; the company sold many units before filing for bankruptcy only two years later.
TRS-80 Color Computer CoCo, Coco 2, Coco 3 6809: 1980: Monitor: Cassette, floppy diskette, cartridge: Several models [2] USA Radio Shack: TRS-80 Model I: Z80: 1977: Monitor (built in) Cassette, optional floppy diskette: See List of TRS-80 clones. Later models aimed more at hobby/small business, but this one was priced like a home computer ...
The computers that were bought for use in the family room were either forgotten in closets or relegated to basements and children's bedrooms to be used exclusively for games and the occasional book report. Home computers of the 1980s have been called "a technology in search of a use". [81]
The original IBM Personal Computer, with monitor and keyboard. The IBM Personal Computer, commonly known as the IBM PC, spanned multiple models in its first generation (including the PCjr, the Portable PC, the XT, the AT, the Convertible, and the /370 systems, among others), from 1981 to 1987.
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.
TRS-80 Model III. In July 1980 Tandy released the Model III, a mostly-compatible replacement for the Model I. Its improvements over the Model I included built-in lower case, a better keyboard, elimination of the cable spaghetti, 1500-baud cassette interface, and a faster (2.03 MHz) Z-80 processor.
Apollo Computer — United States: 1980: 1989: Acquired by Hewlett-Packard: Apparat, Inc. — United States: 1978: 1988: Dissolution: Apricot Computers — United Kingdom: 1965: 1999: Dissolution: Ardent Computer — United States: 1985: 1989: Merged with Stellar Computer to form Stardent Inc. AST Research: Samsung Electronics (1997–1999 ...
Computer-related introductions in the 1980s (15 C, 3 P) S. 1980s software (12 C, 3 P) Pages in category "1980s in computing" The following 6 pages are in this ...