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History of Computer Technology in the 1980's

By Vonn89

  • 1980 - Sinclair ZX80

    1980 - Sinclair ZX80
    Clive Sinclair created one of the first affordable home computers with a CPU clocking speeds of 3.25 MHz and between 1KB and 16KB of RAM, The machine was popular and more than 50,000 were sold. Games plike pacman was Skramble were family favorites.

  • 1982 - Acorn BBC

    1982 - Acorn BBC
    Invited by Sophie Wilson known for its high-quality operating system. Main operations was focusing on education, specs included a 2 MHz CPU, 16-128KB of RAM, Floppy discs compatible, only stored 20MB and 8 color graphics.

  • 1984 - The Macintoch

    1984 - The Macintoch
    On January 1984 Steve Jobs presented the Macintosh to the world. The Mac was the first CPU to use a mouse and graphical user interface operating system. This CPU once help produce a Superbowl commercial.

  • 1984 - Amstrad CPC

    1984 - Amstrad CPC
    The computers came with a Z80 based processor and either 64KB or 128KB of RAM. Storage in the size of a compact cassette deck or 3 floppy disk drive was built into the keyboard.

  • 1987 - Commodore Amiga 500

    1987 - Commodore Amiga 500
    The Amiga 500 was popular for both hobbyists and gamers. Its build for advanced graphics and sounds, popular as a games machine. The A500 was initially priced at $699 and sold around 4 million units.