80s Technology Timeline

  • First IBM Computer

    First IBM Computer

    Inventor: Mark Dean & Phillip Don Estridge
    The IBM 5150 model is the first microcomputer with 64KB of RAM and a monitor, it was discontinued about 34 years ago in 1987 but in its time cost 3000 dollars.
  • Internet

    Internet

    Inventors: Bob Kahn & Vint Cerf
    Although the internet made progressions all the way back in the 60s, this was the official date when the internet finally established a standard way of communication for public use. They established Transfer Control Protocol/Internetwork Protocol (TCP/IP) and produced a formal network.
  • Nintendo Entertainment System

    Nintendo Entertainment System

    Inventor: Uemura Masayuki
    This was an eight-bit video game console, it was known as the ¨Famicom¨ and it opened the door to video gaming with arcade classics at home like Donkey Kong, Mario Bros, Tetris, and more!
  • Apple Macintosh

    Apple Macintosh

    Inventor: Steve Jobs
    This was a huge leap in technology because when Apple introduced the Macintosh Advanced Personal Computer they gave the public an easy-to-use, affordable, and just in general more accessible computer for multi-purposes.
  • Microsoft Windows

    Microsoft Windows

    Inventor: Bill Gates & Paul Allen
    This year Microsoft introduced a graphical operating system shell for MS-DOS called Windows! It included drop-down menus, scroll bars and other features.