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This was the beginning of the compact disc; it was released in Japan and then in Europe and America a year later. 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.
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
Concise Microsoft O.S. Timeline – a color-coded concise timeline for various Microsoft operating systems (1981–present) Bitsavers – an effort to capture, salvage, and archive historical computer software and manuals from minicomputers and mainframes of the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s; A brief history of operating systems
Timeline of computing presents events in the history of computing organized by year and grouped into six topic areas: predictions and concepts, first use and inventions, hardware systems and processors, operating systems, programming languages, and new application areas.
The product quickly went on to become one of the "ancient forebearers of messaging technology," Tech ... AOL officially shutters its Instant Messenger platform after a 20-year run. It also ...
Year Name Chief developer, company Predecessor(s) 1980 LaTeX: Leslie Lamport: 1980 Ada 80 (MIL-STD-1815) Jean Ichbiah at CII Honeywell Bull: ALGOL 68, Green 1980 C with classes: Bjarne Stroustrup [7] C, Simula 67 1980 Applesoft III: Apple Computer: Applesoft II BASIC 1980 Apple III Microsoft BASIC: Microsoft Microsoft BASIC 1980–81 CBASIC ...
The Micralign, which had "created the modern IC industry", was obsolete by the early 1980s. They were replaced by the new steppers, which used high magnifications and extremely powerful light sources to allow a large mask to be copied onto the wafer at ever-smaller sizes. This technology allowed the industry to break below the former 1 micron ...