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The VIC-20 personal computer was introduced to the US by Commodore International in 1981. It would become the first personal computer to sell 1 million units. Hogan, T. (1981, September 14). State of Microcomputing. InfoWorld, 3(18), 10-12. -
The Apple Macintosh would be first released in the US in 1984. It was the first in the Mac line of personal computers used to this day. Levy, S. (2000). Insanely great: The life and times of Macintosh, the computer that changed everything. Penguin Books.
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The Microsoft Windows operating system was first introduced in 1985. Though the system initially had mixed reviews, it would become the foundation for other Windows systems to be made.
Loguidice, B., & Barton, M. (2014). Vintage game consoles: An inside look at Apple, Atari, Commodore, nintendo, and the greatest gaming platforms of all time. CRC Press. -
Tetris was first created in 1985 by Alexey Pajitnov. It would grow to become one of the most sold video game franchises. Britannica, T. Editors of Encyclopaedia (2023, August 9). Tetris. Encyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Tetris
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The World Wide Web would be first proposed by Tim Berners-Lee to CERN in 1989. Over the following years, it would spread to other research institutes and - eventually - released the code publicly, creating the foundation for the modern Internet.
McPherson, S. S. (2009). Tim Berners-Lee: Inventor of the World Wide Web. Twenty-First Century Books.