Advancements in technology through the 80's

By jen312
  • IBM releases their first Personal Computer

    IBM releases their first Personal Computer

    IBM released their PC only a year after executives gave the go ahead. There were other PC's available since the 70s but this was the first of many for IBM.
    https://www.ibm.com/ibm/history/exhibits/pc25/pc25_birth.html
  • Sony & Phillips release the CD-ROM

    Sony & Phillips release the CD-ROM

    James Russell created Optical Digital Recording in the 70's but was struggling to get others on board with the CD. Sony & Phillips helped create the CD-ROM and released it in 1984. The creation of the CD changed so much about how we transfer date, from computer to computer and eventually allowing us to listen to music or watch movies from a disc.
  • Steve Jobs creates the Macintosh

    Steve Jobs creates the Macintosh

    This was the first personal computer with a mouse and a graphical user interface. He created it to be a personal computer that you could use without extensive computer knowledge.
  • William Atkinson designs HyperCard

    William Atkinson designs HyperCard

    HyperCard was a tool designed to help you build software without extensive programming knowledge. It was only available until 1992 but it influenced the creation of HTTP and JavaScript which are both still used today.
  • Tim Berners-Lee creates the first web browser

    Tim Berners-Lee creates the first web browser

    He created it to make data sharing easier for those around the world. This invention has changed the world in countless ways