1980's Technology Inventions

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    IBM 5150 PC

    IBM released this PC which was the first one small enough to be used at home.
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    Motorola DynaTAC 8000x

    The first cell phone was released. It was developed by Martin Cooper. This made it possible not to be tethered to a phone line.
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    Macintosh computer

    The first Macintosh was introduced by Steve Jobs. This was the first really accessible computer that anyone could operate.
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    Nintendo Gameboy

    First handheld video gaming device. It was invented by Gunpei Yokoi.

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