Computing Achievements of the 1980's

By jaarc4

  • The Osborne 1 is invented

    The Osborne 1 is invented
    The Osborne 1 is considered to be the first portable computer and is what laid the groundwork for portable computers to come and demonstrated it was possible. It was created by Adam Osborne and mass produced for commercial use.

  • IBM releases their first PC

    IBM releases their first PC
    This was a significant event in computing history because of how powerful IBM's brand was, resulting in this PC being the first one to commonly used in the business industry.

  • The first CDs are released in Japan

    The first CDs are released in Japan
    This marks a huge moment for the progression of the music and media industry at large as the sale of music became much easier as a lot of data could be stored in a thin disc and could not edited if they were of the ROM variety.

  • The first version of Microsoft Word is introduced

    The first version of Microsoft Word is introduced
    This program is essential to the progression of computing history because it would go on to become the standard of document editing creation and editing for decades to come.

  • The C++ programming language is released

    The C++ programming language is released
    C++ is a major high level programming language that has been a highly popular language for decades now and is still being used today. This program was developed by Bjarne Stroustrup in Oct 1985.