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The first 4 models were released on this date. The PS/2 Model 30 based on an 8086 processor and an old XT bus, Models 50 and 60 based on the 80286 processor and the Model 80 based on the 80386 processor. These used the 3½" floppy disks, storing 1.44 MB on each (although the Model 30 could only use the low 720KB density). These systems (except ...
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 .
Pages in category "1980s in technology" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. ... Timeline of computing 1980–1989; V. Videotape format war
Technology timelines by year (10 P) * Biotechnology by year (63 C) Cameras by year of introduction (55 C) ... 1980 in technology (5 C) 1981 in technology (6 C, 1 P)
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.
Healthcare was notably less expensive in the 1980s compared to today’s standards. According to data from Health System Tracker, health spending has increased per capita from $2,072 in 1970 to ...
Run the numbers on the American middle class of today vs. the middle class of the 1980s, and one fact is likely to stand out. "It's certainly smaller than it used to be," said Rakesh Kochhar ...
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