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Decade Timeline

By MadisonGeraldine
  • Commodore introduces the VIC-20

    Commodore introduces the VIC-20

    It was originally made by Commodore Business machine to be a cheaper alternative to the PET personal computer. It was very successful and became the first computer to sell over a million units. It was primarily used for educational software and games.
  • Osborne 1 Introduced

    Osborne 1 Introduced

    This computer was the first mass produced portable computer. It was designed by Lee Felsenstein and developed by Adam Osborne. It was labeled as the only computer that could fit under an airline seat. It had spreadsheets, word processings and games.
  • Apple introduces the Lisa computer

    Apple introduces the Lisa computer

    Lisa was the first commercial personal computer with a graphical user interface. Without Lisa there may have been no Macintosh as we have today and possibly no microsoftwindows.
  • Nintendo releases the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) in the U.S.

    Nintendo releases the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) in the U.S.

    The NES became one of the best-selling consoles of its time and helped revamp the US gaming industry after the video game crash of 1983. It became largely responsible for turning Mario the plumber into one of the most enduring characters of video game history.
  • Nintendo releases the Game Boy handheld game console

    Nintendo releases the Game Boy handheld game console

    Over the next 20 years, more than 100,000,000 Game Boys were sold, making it an all-time, top-selling gaming system. It gained even more popularity with its release of the popular puzzle game called Tetris.